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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

CONFIRMATION RETREAT
Saturday, February 28, 2009
10am-4pm

LOCATION
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK YOUTH CENTER
499 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ 07032
Phone: (201)998-0088/ Fax: (201)299-0801

PROGRAM
This is a mega– style Confirmation retreat with candidates for the reception of the Sacrament of confirmation for the other parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark. Participants in this retreat get to experience the larger Church community by meeting youth from other parishes who are on the same journey.

We will be engaging in …discussions, prayer, activities, Reconciliation experience, Mass, community building and fun. Everyone’s participation is important to the group, so we look forward to perfect attendance. If you have any question or concern, please call Fr. Manolo right away.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chris Padgett
Chris has utilized music and stories to convey the love of Christ to a generation in need of Good News for close to a decade. Chris is a popular Keynote Speaker and Performer at National and local Youth Rallies, Conferences and Retreats including the Steubenville East Conferences, and National Catholic Youth Conferences. Chris will definitely entertain and enrich the young people present!

Fr. John Gordon
Currently parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Nutley, has been very involved in the Catholic Charismatic movement and has been a prominent presence at the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Youth Conferences.
Fr. John has a great love for young people and a zeal for Christ! He will celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist to close out our retreat day.

FEE: $20.00 per person (includes hot lunch)

TRANSPORTATION
We request parents to bring their kids to the Retreat Center. Parents can arrange and agree among themselves when they decide to car pool. We will leave St. Joseph Church together that day. Details of our assembly time at the Church parking lot will be announced.

REQUIRED FORMS
1. Permission and Release
2. Code of Behavior
3. Health Form

Please complete all the needed documents and bring to the Confirmation Session on February 8

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THE YOUNG PILGRIMS OF THE JOURNEY

One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. We all have heard that saying that life is a journey but what does this mean to you? You may also have heard that we are a pilgrim people and that our Church is a pilgrim Church. Again, what does this mean? Ultimately this means that we are all works in progress. We are not perfect. We still have much to learn and to unlearn. As Christians, we believe in the power and guidance of the Spirit who illumines us. God is always a companion on the journey even if we do not know it. God is our teacher, guide and guardian.

Living life as a journey does not necessarily mean that you have to go anywhere physically. Going about one’s daily life and being present to the people, places and things you naturally encounter is how most of us grow and learn. The key is to allow ourselves to be changed by those experiences. We need to be humble enough to admit that we do not know everything in order to be open to new possibilities.

The Confirmation Preparation Program here at St. Joseph Parish in Maplewood, New Jersey aims at leading the the young Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of Christian life.

Thank you for choosing to participate in the Confirmation Preparation Program at St. Joseph Parish. Your willingness to commit yourself to completing the program and receiving the sacrament of Confirmation convey to the entire faith community how much you value both your faith and your community. Your faith formation throughout the Confirmation preparation program will both assist you in identifying the gifts and talents you possess and challenge you to put these gifts and talents to use in our community. You will be invited to take responsibility for your own faith formation, as well as to assist others in that same endeavor.

This blog contains some information concerning the theology of Confirmation, an overview of the program, program expectations and requirements, as well as other sources of information intended to be both helpful and useful for you as a candidate for Confirmation.

This blogspot is interactive so you can leave your comments, suggestions and messages. However, this does not take away the importance of direct and open communication with us.

FR. MANOLO

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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