1. Class #1 Class #2 Class #3Class #4Class #5Class #6 Class #7 Class #8 Class #9 Class #10Class #11Class #12Class #13 Class #14 Class #15 Class #16 Class #17Class #18Class #19Extra Class Class #1 Class #2 Class #3Class #4Class #5Class #6 Class #7 Class #8 Class #9 Class #10Class #11Class #12Class #13 Class #14 Class #15 Class #16 Class #17Class #18Class #19 St Mary’s Confirmation Class - Syllabus 9 th Grade – P. Bullard 10 th Grade - P. Bullard Christmas Break Opening day Auditorium Opening day Auditorium Christmas Break Storm Makeup If needed Storm Makeup If needed SNOW Makeup If needed Confirmation Test Biblical Walk through the Mass Class #5 Biblical Walk through the Mass Class #4 Biblical Walk through the Mass Class #3 Biblical Walk through the Mass Class #2 Biblical Walk through the Mass Class #1 Snow Makeup If needed Parent/Student/ Teacher Meeting Paris Hall at night Parent/Student/ Teacher Meeting Paris Hall at night Youth Explosion Covenant Signing Coffee hour @ FHS and Mass Sponsor Coffee hour @ FHS and Mass Sponsor Movie: God is Not Dead or Heaven is for Real Decision Point Session 1 Decision Point Session 2 Decision Point Session 3 Decision Point Session 4 Decision Point Session 5 Decision Point Session 6 Decision Point Session 8 Decision Point Session 9 Decision Point Session 10 Decision Point Session 11 Decision Point Session 12 Decision Point Session 7 Invitation 1 Personal Uniqueness: Promise and Pain Invitation 3 Faith: More than the eyes can see Invitation 4 Trusting in God Formation 1 Revelation: Coming to know our God Formation 4 Parables and Miracles: Jesus teaches and heals Formation 5 Sin: An obstacle to the reign of God Formation 6 Jesus Rejected: The meaning of the Cross Formation 8 Pentecost: Gifts of the Spirit Reflection 2 & 3 Prayer: Communion with God and Christian Morality: What does Love Look Like Reflection 6 & 7 Baptism: Born in the Holy Spirit and Eucharist: Nourished Through the Holy Spirit Reflection 8 & 9 Confirmation: Sealed with the Holy Spirit and Celebrating the Rite Extra Class Final Review

2. Main Elements of Confirmation Preparation

3. Basic Needs BEING CATHOLIC – Faith and Understanding (Apologetics 101) CONFIRMATION – Meaning and process CHURCH HISTORY CHURCH STRUCRTURE LITURGY - Inside the Sunday Mass and the church building MARY & THE SAINTS NEW TESTAMENT OLD TESTAMENT PRAYER - The Practice of Prayer. Types and Forms of Prayer Gifts, Fruits, Virtues, etc. SACRAMENTS - The Sacraments of Initiation, Service and Healing EVANGELIZING AND DEFENDING THE FAITH (Apologetics 201) STEWARDSHIP - Our role in the church Also see confirmation-standards-eng.doc

4. Resources Decision Point – 12 lessons, Multimedia based Confirmed in a Faithful Community – 23 lessons. Invitation – 5, Formation – 8, Reflection 9 and Mission – 1. The Catholic Faith Handbook 3 rd ed. 39 lessons. The Catholic Connections Handbook (Middle School) 43 lessons.