St. Mary’s High School religious education spans four years, from freshman to senior high school. It consists of a two-year Confirmation program with an ongoing expectation that confirmed students will continue to be actively involved in the various ministries of the parish. Training is offered for confirmed students to become lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and retreat leaders.
Preparation for Confirmation begins in the first year of High School, with students expressing their desire to be confirmed by participating in a Rite of Election in the spring of their sophomore year. This is a Mass at which candidates make known their decision to receive the sacrament of Confirmation before family and the larger community of believers. The Confirmation ceremony is held in the fall of junior year.
Our Confirmation program is a comprehensive religious education and youth ministry program. Equal importance is given to the three core segments of the program. To learn more about this program and other parish education programs, please visit the Religious Education pages on this site by selecting Religious Education in the top navigation bar. To learn about Adult Religious Education click here or to learn about Youth Religious Education click here.
Class attendance and participation are very important.
Students are permitted two absences between the start of class and the last class and students and are required to complete make-up work for those missed classes. Video links will be sent to students along with a quiz to confirm their understanding. It is the student's responsibility to complete these make-up sessions.
Students who have missed three classes will attend an in-person make-up session with Fr. Jose.
After four absences, Fr. Jose will reach out to parents to discuss readiness for receiving the sacrament.