First Year Confirmation Schedule

September 23: 9th Grade Unity: FMSC, picnic, faith and team building activities 8:15 am –

September 27: Mandatory First Year Meeting 7:00 – 8:30 – parents and candidates

October 1: Teen Mass followed by speaker Nic Davidson. This is mandatory for candidates and their parent(s)/guardian(s) at St Johns Union Hill 3:00 – 5:00

October 15: first ordinary class - 8:45 – 11:30lesson 1

October 22: Teen Mass w/Class 4:00 – Mass at 6:00lesson 2

October 28: Archdiocesan Youth Day (possible Rake -n- Run)

October 29: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 3

October 31: Halloween Mass & Costume Party – 5:00

November 1: Solemnity of All Saints

November 4: Rake -n – Run (tentative)

November 12: MANDATORY PCYI - attend mass of your choice. PCYI @ St. Wenceslaus 12:00

November 19: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 4

November 26: Teen Mass w/Class – 4:00 – 7:00lesson 5

December 3: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 6

December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

December10:Teen Mass and Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (no class – time tba)

December 25: Christmas

January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (not obligatory in 2018)

January 7: Teen Mass w/class - 4:00 – 7:00lesson 7

January 14: First Year Retreat – MANDATORY @ 10:30 am – 5:00

January 21: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 8

January 28: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 9

February 4: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 10

February 11: tentative ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 11

February 11: Possible Teen Mass/Discipleship Initiative

February 11: Passion Pantomime Auditions @ 12:30 pm

February 25:tentative Teen Mass w/class @ 4:00 pm/Possible ordinary classlesson 12

February 25: Live Stations Rehearsal @ 7:00 pm

March 4: First Year Sponsor Event/Mandatory 4:00 – 7:00Teen Mass

March 11: Inclement Weather Make Up Date #1

March 18: Inclement Weather Make Up Date #2

March 11: † GWYW 11:30

March 18: † GWYW 11:30

March 25: † GWYW 11:30

Important contact information:

Pamela Sherlock

Youth Formation and Confirmation Coordinator

952.758.0477

GREEN = ordinary class times. Dates in green begin @ 8:45

ORANGE = Class w/Teen Mass. Dates in orange begin @ 4:00

Red = MANDATORY attendance

Purple = Youth Ministry Event

Blue = Holy Day of Obligation

Yellow = Teen Mass only @ 6:00

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Parents and candidates are responsible for seeing that all requirements are met:

†Sunday Mass attendance each week

†Attendance at Sunday Sessions - if missed, make arrangement to get DVD/Book with corresponding assignment, due by next class

†Teen Masses

†Three youth Ministry events per year

†PCYI

†Minimum of ten hours of service each year (5 at parish)

†Sponsor meetings

†One Retreat each year

†Saint report turned in for year 2 (if you did one for first year confirmation, you need not do another)

†Prayer Partner card turned in for year 1

†Parent involvement sheet turned in for year 1