Confirmation
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Throughout the Confirmation process, our goal is to provide a real and living encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church through authentic relationships in a small group atmosphere. The Confirmation program at Pax Christi is a two year program. Typically, year one of Confirmation preparation begins in the fall of their 9th grade year. Year two runs through the spring of their 10th grade year. Students are typically Confirmed in 10th grade after completing the two years of preparation.Primarily utilizing Purpose from Life Teen, each student is led into a deeper relationship with Christ in a small group and is equipped to make an adult decision to choose (or not choose) the Sacrament of Confirmation. This Sacrament empowers students with the completion of Baptismal grace and the fulness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is the Sacrament of Evangelization and Martyrdom: to reach souls for Christ, and to be living witnesses of the Gospel (martyr means "witness" in Greek). Beyond Confirmation, the graces manifested will propel students into a strengthening in the bond of the Church and her mission: "...to make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19), just as the 12 Apostles were commissioned by the Jesus in the Gospel.
For RCS Families:
Confirmation small groups at Pax Christi provide an avenue of relating their faith to their everyday life beyond religion class. Students frequently tell us they greatly value this time in their small group as they get to know themselves and their classmates on a deeper level.
Currently, RCS does not provide Confirmation preparation because they encourage high school students to connect to their parish and form a deeper bond and relationship wth their fellow parishioners. Students have mentioned upon graduating from RCS, that they are thankful for the opportunity that parish driven Faith Formation and Youth Ministry provides to be more active in the parish to which they belong.