Confirmation

Confirmation for Teens
YRE (Youth Religious Education) is available for children who need sacramental preparation for First Communion, First Confession, or Confirmation. Regular classes are held Sunday mornings from September until Spring in the modular classrooms the and church flower room. For information about participation or to volunteer please contact the persons listed. For First Communion contact Margaret McCracken: 921-0189. For Confirmation contact Clarice Hassan: 921-1462 or e-mail PXLVJY@pacbell.com.

Confirmation for Adults
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is available for all those interested in becoming Catholic and for adult Catholics who have never been confirmed. Regular sessions are held every Tuesday (September through Easter), 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall until reception of sacraments at the Easter Vigil or Pentecost Masses. Sign-ups begin in the Fall. Rite of Initiation occurs during Advent, and a special retreat will take place shortly thereafter. Contact Scott Moyer: 674-0422 or scott@stdominics.org.

The Sacrament of Confirmation in the Catholic Church

"Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14-17).

Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds.