CONFIRMATION 2014-15

Env #______

Amount Pd ______
Cash ____
Check #______
Date: ______

Child’s Name: ______

First ( no nicknames) Middle Last (legal)

Address: ______

Street City Zip Code

Date of Birth:______

Grade: ______School:______

Did your child attend religious education last year? Yes______No_____

Are you a registered member of our parish? Yes______No______

Father’s Name: ______Mother’s Name ______(maiden)

Father’s home phone:______Mother’s home phone:______

Father’s cell:______Mother’s cell:______

Father’s email:______Mother’s email:______

Father’s Address (if different from student) Mother’s address (if different from student)

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Father’s religion______Mother’s religion______

Preferred cell phone ______Text yes or no Preferred email ______

Emergency contact:______phone number:______

Relationship to student:______

The student resides with: ______

I give permission for my child’s photograph to be used in Parish publications and on the website.Y/N______

Baptism certificate is required at time of registration.

My child has the following special conditions you should be aware of:

Each family will be required to sign up a parent as class monitor . There will be a signup sheet available at orientation on September 7, 2014.

Return this form with your fees:

By August 10, 2014

St Theresa the Little Flower

11001 Dorchester Road

Summerville, SC 29485

Confirmation fee is 50.00.

Dear Parents,

Confirmation is an important step in the moral development and faith journey of your youth. It should not be entered into lightly. If you or your child decide he/she is not ready for this Sacrament, it is okay to wait. Your child will be required to attend class each week on Sunday evenings 5:00-6:00pm. It is expected that they will willingly practice their faith and celebrate it by their active participation in class and Mass each week. An understanding and knowledge of our faith is of utmost importance. In order to acquire this, the candidates must be practicing their faith.

Baptism Certificates: Please submit a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate with your registration or to the parish office by September 22, 2014. We must have a copy on file.

Parent meetings:An email will be sent notifying you of any scheduled meeting dates. Attencance at these meetings is required.

Sponsors: A sponsor form is attached with this letter. A sponsor must be a practicing, baptized and confirmed Catholic. A letter from the sponsor’s parish indicating they are active members of the parish is necessary. If the sponsor cannot be present during Confirmation you may stand in for them.

Service hours: Confirmation candidates are asked to do ten hours of community service prior to their Confirmation, half of which has to be church related. A service hour record sheet is also attached.

Retreat: Confirmation candidates are required to participate in an all day retreat on Saturday, February 14, 2015.

Seder Meal: All Confirmation students are required to attend our annual Seder Meal celebrating the Jewish Passover the Monday of Holy Week, Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7pm in the Parish Hall.

Names: Confirmation candidates need to choose a Saint name as their Confirmation name. All candidates must turn in an essay (minimum one page, typed) discussing who their Saint is, what their life was like, why they chose this particular Saint. This report is due by December 14, 2014.

Letters to the Bishop: All candidates will write a letter to the Bishop. An outline will be given to each candidate to help them through the process. We will review the letters in class.

Attire: Confirmation is a very special day for the candidates. We encourage the boys to be dressed in blazers or suits, trousers and ties. The girls should wear dresses, which cover the shoulders, in either white or pastel colors. Candidates should wear something red with their outfits. No sneakers or flip flops please

USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE ARE PROHIBITED during all classes and events. If your is caught using them they will be confiscated and returned after class. If this becomes a problem, you will be required to come in and get them from an adult monitor.

Please read this carefully and sign and return the next page. This page is yours to keep.

Thank you and God Bless,

Leslie McGowan, DRE

I have read and understand the information provided in this letter. We agree to the requirements outlined above and will do our best to assist and encourage our child during this Confirmation year.

Parent signature: ______

Student signature: ______

Date:______

TO: Parents and Legal Guardians

FROM: St. Theresa the Little Flower Parish, Summerville, SC

SUBJECT: Opt-out form for Prevention Education

DATE: July 7, 2014

St. Theresa will present a sexual abuse prevention program, Teaching Touching Safety, to our students on Sunday, October 5 during all classes. The make-up date will be Sunday, October 26. This program is provided to us by the Diocese of Charleston and is part of our ongoing effort to help create and maintain safe environments for all children and youth in our care.

As parents, you have the right to choose whether your student participates in the program. We encourage you to read the “overview” and “lesson plan” assigned to your child’s age group to understand exactly what your child wil be taught. You can view this material at . If you do not have access to a computer you may contact the Office of Child Protective Services at the Diocese of Charleston at 843-853-4106 or 843-853-2130x206.

It is important to note this is basic prevention education and is in no way to be considered sex education or education on private body parts. Neither of these components fall within our educational mandate to provide your child with the information needed to keep them safe from those who would do them harm.

If you wish to “opt” your child out of the prevention education session, please complete the “opt-out” form at the bottom of this page and return it to your child’s teacher no later than Sunday, September 28, 2014.

St. Theresa does not have permission to present the Teaching Touching Safety program to my child/children:

1.______2. ______

3.______4.______

Parent’s Name______

Parent’s signature______

Date______

Confirmation Sponsor Guidelines

A sponsor is a person chosen by the candidate as a mentor in the process of full initiation into the Catholic Church. The sponsor’s role is to walk the journey as a companion to the youth being fully initiated. This person should have established good rapport with and be easy to talk to for the young person.

Requirements for a sponsor as specified in Code of Canon Law #874

  1. One person chosen by the candidate
  2. Be 16 years of age or older.
  3. Be a fully initiated (all three Sacraments of initiation- Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation) practicing Catholic in good standing who participates in Sunday liturgy, leads a life of harmony with the faith and able to participate with his/her candidate in the Eucharist.
  4. Not be the mother or father of the candidate.
  5. Ideally be the baptismal sponsor so that the link between Baptism and Confirmation is expressed clearly.
  6. Maintain contact with the candidate before and after Confirmation.

Role of the sponsor:

  1. Pray for your candidate regurlarly.
  2. Maintain contact with your candidate.
  3. Participate in the Confirmation Mass.

You as a sponsor hold a special place in a Confirmand’s faith life. Please consider this carefully before agreeing to undertake this role.

Documentation for Sacramental Sponsorship

STUDENT’S NAME:______Last Name First Given Name no nick-names

Name of Sponsor ______Sponsor’s Age______

print

Address______

Street city State

Contact phone#______

STATEMENT OF SPONSOR:

I realize that in accepting the role sacramental sponsorship I become responsible to be a model and example of a committed and active Catholic and a support to the parents of the candidate for Confirmation.

I hereby assure that I am committed to my Catholic Faith, that I myself am at least 16 years of age

and baptized and CONFIRMED in the faith. I further assure that I meet my fundamental obligations as a Catholic by participating in Sunday Mass, by receiving the Eucharist as often as possible and the Sacrament of Reconciliation as necessary.

Signature of Sponsor______Date______

STATEMENT OF PRIEST**

The following is to be completed by the SPONSOR’S Home Parish; if sponsor is a member of St. Theresa

after completing the form drop it off at the office for Msgr. Lofton’s signature.

Signature of Pastor:______

Parish Name______Parish Seal

Parish Mailing Address______

Parish Telephone number______Fax______

E-mail ______

**We must have original copy of this form embossed with an official parish seal.

11001 Dorchester Road Summerville, SC 29485 Telephone (843) 875-5002 Fax (843)875-4884

St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church

Service Hours sheet

Name ______

Address ______

Phone ______email______

DATE / HOURS / PLACE/POSITION / SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE AND PHONE #