GROUP ACTIVITY - November 25, 7PM
Parish Rectory
(Attendance Required)

· To set-up the Christmas Giving Tree for people to take tags for the gifts that the parish will share to the poor and needy parishioners our parish and St. Mary’s Parish in Newark.
· To wrap 9 dozens of bread to be distributed to parishioners after Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday at 9am.
· To change the Missal (Service Books) in Church from Year B to Year C.


DECEMBER 13 - SESSION WITH SPONSORS

GOAL: The candidates focus on the strength given in Confirmation, that comes from the increased measure of the treasures of God’s life in the sacrament - the gift of the Spirit. The candidates are helped to expand their understanding of the meaning of the Gift of the Spirit that they will receive in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

ACTIONS:
11:30 AM - Mass with active participation in the Liturgy
12:30-1:00 PM - light lunch

Lunch Volunteers:

1. Christine Etienne
2. Janet Bastien
3. Marleny Alvarado


1:00 - 2:30 PM : Fourth Session: Joint Session with Sponsors

PRESENTATION OF CONFIRMATION NAME:
Candidates present to the group their Confirmation Name.
Why did you choose the name?
What do you know about the saint that you have chosen as your Confirmation Name
and Model.

PRESENTATION OF SPONSOR:
Candidates present to the group their sponsors.
Give a little backgrounder about your sponsor>
Why did you choose him to be your sponsor?


THE SESSION: In the Strength of His Love: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:
At this point, the candidate is expected to have completed a total of 6 hours of the Christian Service Project. Forms will be collected during the session.

NOVEMBER 8 SESSION AND PROJECT TO BE SUBMITTED

NOVEMBER 8

GOAL: Candidates are prepared for a lifelong journey - Confirmation strengthens us to learn and grow as followers of Christ.


ACTIONS:
11:30 AM - Mass with active participation in the Liturgy
Please plan to be at Church at 11am
12:30-1:00 PM - light lunch

Lunch will be provided by:
Estela Carr
Janet Bastien
Tom Dowd

1:00 - 2:30 PM : Third Session:

Service Requirements:

At this point, the candidate is expected to have completed 4 hours of the Christian Service Project. Forms will be collected during the session.

PROJECT - to be submitted this Sunday, November 8 - CONFIRMATION NAME

Selecting a Confirmation Name
Candidates must create Poster that shows a knowledge and understanding of the saint whose name they are choosing as their own Confirmation name. Candidates may also choose to just retain their Baptismal name.

Projects will be presented at the November 8 session and then displayed for the entire parish community during Confirmation week! Candidates may work together with family, friends, and/or fellow candidates to complete this project.

The Program Coordinator reserves the right to return projects to candidates for further work if the submitted work does not reflect the individual’s attention, care, effort, and/or reverence required for participation in this program.

A good place to start researching saints is the Catholic Online website, www.catholic.org/saints/. There you will find an alphabetical index of saints, an index of patron saints, and a calendar with saints’ feast days, among other useful tools.

In starting to research saints and complete their projects, candidates may want to consider the following questions:

· How and why did your parents choose your baptismal name?
· What activities, places, people, etc. interest you? Is there a patron saint associated with any of these?
· Which saints have their feast day on your birthday?
· Which saints inspire you? Why?
· When and where did the saint you are interested in live?
· When was he/she canonized? By which pope?
· How did this saint die? Was he/she persecuted and/or martyred for his/her beliefs?
· What was this saint’s occupation?
· What did this saint’s mission look like?
· What virtues did this saint practice in his/her life? Did this saint always practice these virtues? Did this saint experience a conversion?
· How would you describe this saint’s personality?
· What miracles did this saint perform?
· Are there any symbols associated with this saint?
· What are their meanings?
· In what ways is this saint a model for Christians today?
· How would this saint act/react if he/she were living in today’s world?


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
GROUP ACTIVITY - Helping Hands (Required Attendance)

7PM - Rectory For Thanksgiving and Giving Tree