DATE: NOVEMBER 9- SUNDAY
(Special Note: SPONSORS are expected to attend this November 9 event with the Candidates.)
TIME: 11:30 AM - Mass
Candidates actively participate in the following:
- USHERS
- HELP IN THE TITHING COLLECTION
- PRESENT THE GIFTS TO THE ALTAR
- DISTRIBUTE BULLETIN AFTER MASS
12:30 - 1:00 - Light Lunch
(Special Note: SPONSORS are expected to attend this November 9 event with the Candidates.)
TIME: 11:30 AM - Mass
Candidates actively participate in the following:
- USHERS
- HELP IN THE TITHING COLLECTION
- PRESENT THE GIFTS TO THE ALTAR
- DISTRIBUTE BULLETIN AFTER MASS
12:30 - 1:00 - Light Lunch
Family Volunteers
Anthony & Vickie Cioffi
Michael & Julie Landicho
(Families who still have to sign-up to volunteer, please call Fr. Manolo at 973-761-5933 ext. 13 to sign-up. We need more volunteers for this November 9 Session as we include the Sponsors in the preparation)
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Session
Introduction of Sponsors:
Sponsors are expected to be present during the session. Candidates prepare to introduce their sponsors to the group.
Sponsors should bring with them a Certification of Eligibility to be Sponsor from the Pastor of the Church where they are registered members.
Please review page 30 of the book “The Spirit Sets us Free.”
(Excerpt from the CONFIRMATION PREPARATION PROGRAM BOOKLET)
WHY DO I NEED TO HAVE A SPONSOR?
You need to have a sponsor for your Confirmation. Your sponsor serves you in three ways:
First, your sponsor serves as a role model for you in faith. Because of this, the Church requires that the sponsor should at least be sixteen years of age, be fully initiated in the Church (has received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), and be a practicing member of the Church.
Second, your sponsor is a companion on your faith journey, supporting you in prayer and in your search for the Holy Spirit. Your sponsor can best help you if he or she is someone whose Christian lifestyle you admire, someone with whom you feel comfortable, and someone who has the time and willingness to be involved with you in this process.
Finally, your sponsor witnesses for you before the entire Church. Standing by you as you are confirmed, he or she proclaims by that gesture that you are ready and willing to accept the responsibilities and privileges of being a fully initiated member of the Catholic Christian community.
At some point of the preparation program, your sponsors may be asked to attend some sessions. Since Confirmation is so linked with Baptism, you may consider choosing one of your godparents for your Confirmation sponsor. As with Baptism, your sponsor is someone other than your parents, because he or she will assist you and your parents in your continued faith formation.
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Session
Introduction of Sponsors:
Sponsors are expected to be present during the session. Candidates prepare to introduce their sponsors to the group.
Sponsors should bring with them a Certification of Eligibility to be Sponsor from the Pastor of the Church where they are registered members.
Please review page 30 of the book “The Spirit Sets us Free.”
(Excerpt from the CONFIRMATION PREPARATION PROGRAM BOOKLET)
WHY DO I NEED TO HAVE A SPONSOR?
You need to have a sponsor for your Confirmation. Your sponsor serves you in three ways:
First, your sponsor serves as a role model for you in faith. Because of this, the Church requires that the sponsor should at least be sixteen years of age, be fully initiated in the Church (has received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), and be a practicing member of the Church.
Second, your sponsor is a companion on your faith journey, supporting you in prayer and in your search for the Holy Spirit. Your sponsor can best help you if he or she is someone whose Christian lifestyle you admire, someone with whom you feel comfortable, and someone who has the time and willingness to be involved with you in this process.
Finally, your sponsor witnesses for you before the entire Church. Standing by you as you are confirmed, he or she proclaims by that gesture that you are ready and willing to accept the responsibilities and privileges of being a fully initiated member of the Catholic Christian community.
At some point of the preparation program, your sponsors may be asked to attend some sessions. Since Confirmation is so linked with Baptism, you may consider choosing one of your godparents for your Confirmation sponsor. As with Baptism, your sponsor is someone other than your parents, because he or she will assist you and your parents in your continued faith formation.
Service Requirements:
At this point, the candidates is expected to have completed a total of 4 hours of the Christian Service Project Forms will be collected during the session.
Please note: Christian Service Opportunity -
SATURDAY, October 18
Mass of the Anointing of the Sick
from 10:00 AM onwards.
At this point, the candidates is expected to have completed a total of 4 hours of the Christian Service Project Forms will be collected during the session.
Please note: Christian Service Opportunity -
SATURDAY, October 18
Mass of the Anointing of the Sick
from 10:00 AM onwards.
