TEEN and PARENT Information and Formation Session choose 1:
10:55-11:55am on October 7 OR
6-7pm on October 9

(1) Teen Introductory Letter due 11/9/2018

(2) Teen Christian Stewardship Service Project must be completed by 2/28/2019.

(3a) RETREAT and MASS OF ACCEPTANCE Sunday, January 27, 2019 from 12noon-5:30pm; at Prince of Peace Church parish 12noon Mass and Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center; for Confirmation TEENS and BOTH PARENTS. 

(3b) Return completed Confirmation Preparation Parish Record Keeping forms when Teens and Parents attend Mass on Sunday, January 27, 2019.  

(4) Teen Reflection Letter must be completed by 2/28/2019.

(5) TEEN and PARENT INTERVIEWS Teens with at least 1 parent will meet with Father Ron to discuss understanding and preparedness to receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation (this means ready to walk in the world as a Disciple of Jesus.)  Dates TBA March 2019.

(6) REHEARSAL with SPONSOR (prefer sponsor, if not available then parent/adult): Tuesday, April 30 from 6-7pm in the Church.  
 
(7) Confirmation MASS Saturday, May 4, 2019 at our parish community 4:00pm Mass celebrated by Bishop Arturo Cepeda.  Mass will be followed by a light reception.  

7th Grade Teens & Fams Saturday, May 4, 2019 to host a light reception in the Gathering Space after Confirmation Mass. 

Recieving Confirmation means you are now "whole" having received the "fullness of the Holy Spirit" and should be ready to carry our your life's mission with the help and direction of the Holy Spirit by your side. Father, Son and Spirit are fully at work in your life.

Through Baptism we are made members of the “Body of Christ” sealed and sent forth to reveal Christ to others.  Those who receive Comfirmation are more perfectly bound to the Church, and the Holy Spirit endows them with special strength so that they are more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith, both by word and by deed, as true witnesses of Christ (Lumen Gentium  11).

Families with children who will prepare to receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation
Please review the preparation expectations below, complete the Weekly Faith Formation class Registration and be sure to indicate that child(ren) will prepare for this sacraments this year. 

Teens with at least one Parent attended 1 of 2 Information and Formation Sessions in the Social Hall; Teen an Parent Information sessions took place on October 7 or October 9, 2018.  

Confirmation Preparation EXPECTATIONS:

• Children must be baptized in a Latin Rite Roman Catholic Church; families must submit a RECENT copy of each child’s baptism certificate (please call your baptismal parish and ask for a new copy of each child’s baptism certificate.)

• Children must be in their 2nd consecutive year of formatl Faith Formation to be ready to prepare to receive sacraments.  

• Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation includes many preparation activities in addition to weekly Faith Formation class; all sacrament preparation sessions are mandatory; teens must complete all weekly Faith Formation class assignments.

• It is expected that all Faith Formation families attend Mass every Sunday; especially families preparing to receive a sacrament. 

• Teens, and when invited parents and sponsors, must attend all Confirmation preparation activities, meet all Confirmation expectations above, and complete all requirements numbered below and explained in detail along this page. Additional requirements may be added as appropiate for each event / activity, and movement of catechesis in weekly Faith Formation class.     

• Complete the Confirmation Preparation Parish Record Keeping forms by January 27, 2019; download forms on this page.) 

• Complete the requirements numbered below: 

Teens who will prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmtaion in 2019 will write an essay / letter answering the questions below.  There is no wrong or right way to craft your responses, each teen must however spend time in prayer and in discussion with his/her parents before answering; responses must be sincere and well thought through including all practical concerns for your required Christian Stewardship Service Project.

Introductory Letter Pages should be delivered to Sarah Hogan, DRE via email to DRE@PrinceofPeaceCatholic.Church by (extended date:) Friday, November 9, 2018.  

Please reply to these questions: 

1. What is my faith life like at this time? How do I wish my faith life to grow and change during this sacrament preparation time? 

2. Do I know (ie. have I prayed about? Do I feel like? Do my parents, family and friends tell me?) any gifts God has given me to be the best of myself in the world?

3. Jesus in the bible tells us to not hide our light and to not bury our treasure underground; how can I use the gifts and talents I have to be a good steward (to care well for) of God's creation, God's people, God's Church in the world, etc.?  

• Question 3 must include practical plans for your Christian Stewardship Servce Project (read Confirmation Preparation requirement (2) below) and must include answers to these questions:

3a. What is your Christian Service Stewardship Project? [What will you do? How will you do it? When will you complete your project?]

3b. How will you use your gifts to serve the Church through your stewardship project? 

3c. What do you need to know about the Christian Service agency you are working with, or the need you are filling in the world (history of the social concern through research?) before you finish your project?  (E.g. Who does your project serve? How does your project help the community?)
 
3d. What drew you to this project?  How might your own life change (persona; life / faith life) change as a result of this project? 

(2) Christian Stewardship Service Project

Teens who are preparing to receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation must discern, design, carry out and reflect on the importance of personally doing Christian Service for others and being a good steward of God's gifts as a disciple of Christ, Jesus.  (Teens planned this project in their introductory letter @ (1) above.)  Teens may design their own project, or participate in a pre-designed Christian Service Direct-Action-Experience with the parish Family Faith Formation Office.  Projects must be compete by February 28, 2019.  

Letters must be written AFTER completion of each teen's Christian Stewardship Service project; letters should include a picture of each teen completing his/her Christian Service Stewardship Project; letter must be completed by February 28, 2019.  

Teens must answer the questions below in letter format addressed to:

Most Reverend Arturo Cepeda, Auxillary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and 
Reverend Ronald Jozwiak, Pastor Prince of Peace Parish, Archdiocese of Detroit.  

Teens must spend time in prayer and discussion with their parents and sponsor to offer sincere and relevant responses regarding his/her personal experience of preparation for the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation, his/her ongoing discipleship walking as a Catholic Christian in the world, and his/her stewardship of God's gifts and plans to continue to servce God and his Church through Christian Service. 

1. Describe your personal faith growth through your years of faith formation and your recent experience of perparing to receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation.  

2. Describe your Christian Stewardship Service Project.  Why were you the best person for this Christian Service work? What gifts did you bring to your project?  Did completeing this Christian Stewardship Service project help you growth your faith?  

3.  How will you act as a disciple of our Lord, Jesus Christ after you receive the Holy Sacrament of Confirmation? (prayer, sacraments, Christian Service, praying with family and friends, Mass every Sunday, etc.)