Confirmation

1. Register as a parishioner: REGISTER HERE
2. Provide necessary documents
   1. Child’s Sacramental Certificates: Baptism, First Eucharist (each child) If your child received sacraments at St. Thomas, we must know the year and date in order to verify in the Sacramental Register.
   2. Diocesan Form A: https://fwdioc.org/diocesan-forms
   3. Proof of Previous Formation (if coming from another Parish)—this can be: a letter from the other parish’s DRE or Pastor with the dates and formation attended, or a letter from a Catholic School with the dates and formation attended.
3. Schedule an Inquiry Meeting with the Director of Faith Formation or a Catechist.
   1. This meeting helps us to see where a Confirmand is on their faith journey and what kind of help and formation they need.
4. Attend all Confirmation Preparation Sessions.
5. Schedule a Discernment Meeting from 6-2 weeks before Confirmation Mass.
   1. This is required to discern the desire, readiness, and preparedness of a Confirmand to receive Confirmation. No discernment meeting means that an individual is assumed not ready or not willing to receive the sacrament at this time.
6. Attend Confirmation rehearsal and the Confirmation Mass.

Teen's that are enrolled in Sacramental preparation to receive the seal of confirmation, but wish to participate in the confirmation mass at another parish, a letter of good standing from our Pastor is required. In order to a have letter sent, you must:

• Verify your sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Marriage)
• Verify that you are a registered member of Saint Thomas.
• Submit the following to generate the letter:
• Full Name and Address of the Church
• Name of the Pastor of the Church
• Name of the celebrant of the sacrament(s), if different from the pastor.

• Must complete the Sponsor Form

• Must be 16 years or older, in good standing with the Church, and a proper example of Christian life.
• Must be Sacramentally Initiated (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist)
• If married, must be in a valid, Catholic marriage.
• Must verify their sacraments by submitting all sacramental certificates.
• If from another parish, must verify their good standing with a letter, signed by the pastor.
• There is only one (1) sponsor for Confirmation.
• Parents may not be sponsors.
• Non-Catholics may not be sponsors, but may witness the Baptism.