St. Francis-St Maxmilian Parish at 23965 Twenty-Three Mile Rd., Macomb, MI 48042 US - Confirmation Preparation

Confirmation is the Sacrament that 'seals the waters of Baptism.  It deepens our belonging to the community, our relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and strengthens us as a disciple of Christ. The community witnesses to and celebrates the sacrament and the sponsor represents the whole Catholic faith community...family, parish, diocese and world.  According to that definition catechesis for this sacrament should include as much as the whole faith community as possible.  Thus, at St. Francis - Maximilian the preparation occurs beginning when the little child can first bring up cans or boxes of food for the poor during the time of Mass that our collection is brought up.  It continues when the child learns about how our faith has many facets as part of the religion classes from grades one through sevenand then experiences some of those facets by participating in various parish and community works as he or she grows.  Then during the eighth and ninth grade all of the previous efforts are concentrated into a two year summation process which includes prayer, life experiences, and study.

The Confirmation I and Confirmation II programs are (each) seven "mini-retreat" sessions which includes such activities as study, and prayer.  Candidates will also attend a Confirmation Retreat(s).  He or she is expected to regularly attend weekend liturgy, participate in ROC-FM activities, take an active participation in the Triduum Liturgies and live their faith through daily "life experiences".  Youth in the Confirmation I program are also expected to attend the Muti-Parish Retreat, and youth in the Confirmation II Program are expected to attend the CYO Rainbow Conference.

The celebration of the Sacrament occurs at a Mass during the Season of Easter.