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Is there an attendance policy? For a candidate to qualify for the Confirmation Rite, every teen must attend at least 80% of all Life Nights for the 2019-2020 Faith Formation/Religious Education year. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the repetition of the Sacramental Preparation of Confirmation year.
What happens if a Confirmation Candidate misses a Confirmation Life Night? Make-up work for every Confirmation Life Night will be posted on the Confirmation section of the St. Laurence website. The make-up work will be due by the following Confirmation Life Night. Only two make-up packets will be accepted for absences. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the repetition of the Sacramental Preparation of Confirmation year.
We cannot make the St. Laurence Confirmation Retreat, what do I do? The December Confirmation retreat is the only retreat option provided by St. Laurence. It is possible to attend another parish’s Confirmation retreat or an Archdiocesan Confirmation retreat. Locating an alternate retreat that fulfills the program requirements is the Candidate's responsibility.
Is there an ‘at-home’ option to prepare my teen for Confirmation? No, there is not. The Archdiocese stresses that due to communal aspects of Confirmation, youth within the parish should be prepared for the Sacrament of Confirmation together.
If the Candidate's sponsor is not able to be present, can they still be a Sponsor? If the Candidate's sponsor cannot make an event (Sponsor/Candidate Session, Confirmation Rite) a family member may stand in as proxy.