Adult Confirmation 

To participate in our Adult Confirmation Program, you must be a registered and active member of our parish for at least 6 months. To be considered 'active,' please place envelopes (even if empty) in the offering basket at Mass to let Father know that you are attending Mass here. LACK OF MASS ATTENDANCE MAY RESULT IN RECEPTION OF SACRAMENTS BEING DELAYED. Faith Direct users may drop the card with their member number in the collection instead of envelopes. Anyone who forgets their envelope or card can write their name on one of the blank envelopes provided in the pews, and your attendance will be recorded. A copy of a Baptismal Certificate is also required before additional Sacraments can be conferred on an individual..

MARRIAGE & ADULT CONFIRMATION:

If you are currently married outside the Catholic Church, Marriage Preparation and/or validation of your current marriage is required before you can receive Confirmation. All previous marriages (of you and your spouse), including JP or 'Common Law', will have to go through the marriage Tribunal process for possible annulment before your current marriage can be validated. Even if your current spouse isn't Catholic, they will need to be active in the process of having your marriage validated in the Church, including having all of their previous marriages go through the Marriage Tribunal for review and possible annulment as well. This process is highly individual and depends upon many factors. If you are divorced but currently single, before a future Marriage may be entered into in the Church, all previous marriages will need to go through the Marriage Tribunal for review and possible annulment.  We have Marriage Tribunal Advocates to help you. Unresolved marriage issues may delay reception of Confirmation.

Adult Confirmation is for adults over 18, who attend Mass regularly, but missed Confirmation at the normal time.

Confirmation is one of the three Sacraments of initiation, along with Baptism & Eucharist.  Confirmation completes the grace of Baptism & strengthens the Confirmand, to bear witness to the Christian faith in word & deed.

Confirmation is not a 'graduation' from Church, nor a 'rite of passage' into adulthood, but a continuation of the spiritual journey already begun at Baptism in which the Candidate for Confirmation renews their Baptismal vows and makes a conscious adult decision to continue active participation in the Catholic faith.

Confirmation does not automatically qualify someone to be a Godparent or Sponsor, nor guarantee a 'Letter of Good Standing'.

Confirmation does not replace Marriage Preparation in anticipation of a Wedding nor validate an existing irregular marriage.

Contact Keith Parker at 817-274-0643 x226 or email: kparker@smgparish.org

Required forms, including Registration Form, Baptismal Certificate, & Sponsor Form must be submitted prior to attending the Adult Confirmation Class.