Confirmation
Our Confirmation program is a two-year process that begins sometime in the fall of the candidates first year, and ends the spring of their second year.
A confirmation year usually runs from early September-late Feb/early March, depending on the date of the Confirmation ceremony for that year. This gap gives the candidate’s time away from the program allowing for personal growth and maturity, as well as giving them a break from possible church overload.
Classes meet every other Sunday evening from 5:45-7:45pm, making meetings only twice a month. Each class, 1st year & 2nd year, are lead by two different teaching teams consisting of volunteer adults and young adults. The variety in teaching staff helps us to relate to more students on a number of different levels.
Requirements within the program include mandatory attendance to our weekend retreats, one each year, and taking part in our group service days as well as normal attendance to class sessions.
If you’d like to register for the program please contact Clarissa Myers, Director of Youth Ministry; 559-436-3448 or clarissa@csufnewman.com
Our Philosophy:
We believe our Confirmation program is unlike any other in the Fresno Diocese. Through our group teaching style, retreats, service days, day retreats, peer leadership, and other programming components, our program enables our students to make the educated decision to accept the Sacred Sacrament of Confirmation.
Becoming an adult in the Church is important because it requires taking ownership of one’s faith, something we do not take lightly. We believe it is crucial to understand not only the history and traditions of the church but also the center of it, Christ Jesus. And that it is through Christ that we were given the gift of the Holy Spirit, meant for all of God’s children and intended to be accepted through this very Sacrament. Though Catholic doctrine and traditions are important in the Faith, the belief in, and relationship with Jesus Christ is number one in our teaching.