Frequently Asked Questions

• When is Confirmation?
  • We will not know the date for Confirmation for spring year until at least December. We understand that many of you need to plan far in advance, but we rely on the bishop's schedule from year-to-year.

• When does Confirmation preparation begin at St. Alberts?
  • Confirmation preparation will begin in students' 8th grade year, and students will be confirmed in the Spring of their 9th grade year.
  • Current 9th graders will be confirmed in Spring 2021.

• Is there a service requirement?
  • Yes, there is!
    • We ask that Confirmandi's perfom 5 hours of service per year within the St. Albert Church or Sun Prairie community. That comes to a total of 10 hours of service over the two years of Confirmation preparation.We want service to become a regular, ongoing part of your life!                                                               
    • We ask students to record their service hours and write a brief reflection on their experiences. They can access this "Service Recap and Reflection" form at the Gr. 9 Confirmation Information page.                                            
• What are some of the other requirements?
  • We ask all students to attend at least one Confirmation retreat during their two-year period of Confirmation preparation. Potential options include:
    • Frassati Fest
    • NCYC (every other year - next offered in fall 2021)
    • Camp Gray Confirmation retreats
    • Together Encountering Christ (TEC) retreats
    • Saint Alberts Retreat - spring every year
  • Every student is required to participate in a Confirmation interview in the final months prior to receiving the sacrament. A lot can happen in two years time, and this interview is one final conversation to assess the student's preparedness and willingness to enter into the sacrament.
  • Each student needs to select a Confirmation sponsor to walk with him/her on the Confirmation journey.

• Who can be a sponsor?
  • Your sponsor needs to be a confirmed Catholic who is actively practicing the Catholic faith. You may select a sibling to be your sponsor, but you cannot choose your own parent as your Confirmation sponsor. Your Confirmation sponsor should be someone who you look to as a role model and a mentor in your faith life, someone you can talk to about your faith questions and who can help you to grow in faith.

• What is my responsibility as a sponsor?
  • Read all about your role by clicking here! 

• What if the person I want to choose as a sponsor lives out of town or out of state?
  • As long as you can commit to regular and ongoing conversation with this individual during the Confirmation process (through phone calls, Skype, FaceTime, etc.), you may choose them as your Confirmation sponsor.

• What if I want to do home study?
  • Please visit our Religious Education Home Study page for more information about Home Study requirements.

• Where do I find the Confirmation documents I need to turn in?

               The documents you need are located on the Gr. 8 and Gr. 9 Confirmation 
               Information pages (links to the right).

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Want to understand more about what Confirmation IS, and why we do it? Check out this awesome infographic from The Catholic Company!