Confirmation
Confirmation Planning
Planning for Confirmation can feel overwhelming however there are many resources available to help you. Your area-coordinator can also assist in helping you plan, so please feel free to reach out! Here are a collection of links that may help you as your plan your program.
Sample Letters
Planning the Service
Some things to consider:
Have youth tell the congregation why they want to be confirmed. This can be a once sentence testimonial or a couple minutes.
Have parish youth participate in the service - perhaps they can be readers, sing/play a song, dramatize the gospel, be greeter, etc
Have a rehearsal to calm nerves
Confirmation Gift Ideas
Churches often give gifts to the confirmands. Here are some ideas:
Bibles
Rosaries
Engraved items (i.e. Christmas ornament)
Decorative cross
Prayer books
Compass
Key Chains with scripture