Confirmation

Confirmation is an essential part of Christian Initiation. In Confirmation the celebrant seals us, the baptized, with the Gift of the Holy Spirit. This sacrament is intended to:

• root us more deeply as sons and daughters of God
• incorporate us more firmly into Christ
• strengthen our bond with the Church
• associate us more closely with the mission of the Church
• strengthen us to bear witness to the Christian faith

Just like everything in our world right now, it is difficult to set dates for activities and events, such as Confirmation.  However, we would like to begin the registration process for those in Gr. 8 or above and have not yet celebrated Confirmation.  After your child is registered, we can begin providing online communications (email, etc) as well as some online formation.  Getting in touch with you is the most important step right now. 

Please fill out the Confirmation Request Form (please fill out, save it and email to ckeane@dol.ca).  If you have questions before registering your child, please contact Colleen Keane (ckeane@dol.ca) or by calling 519-352-9483 ext 225.

Once you have sent the Confirmation Request Form to Colleen Keane, go over the Sponsor Form to help you choose your child's sponsor.  Once you and your child have chosen a sponsor, you can fill out the form and return to Colleen Keane.

After the sponsor is chosen, your child can then begin to work on the Confirmation Interview with their sponsor and/or parents.

All the above forms/documents are fillable online, then need to be saved in order to email them.  Since you cannot sign a form this way, signatures can be dealt with at another time.

Once this step is complete, Colleen Keane will communicate with you regarding the completion of their Confirmation preparation.

Frequently Asked Questions

​1. Why must I take part in a parish-based programme when I am attending a Catholic School?
The Catholic schools assist the parents and the parish with what is called "initial preparation" for the sacraments. Initial preparation deals primarily with content: What do we believe as Catholics?
"Immediate preparation," which takes place shortly before a sacrament is celebrated, is the responsibility of the parents and the parish. Immediate preparation leads the candidates to look at their relationship with God and with the Church.

2. What is a sponsor?
The sponsor is a model of faith for the candidate and must be a fully initiated, practising Catholic in good standing under church laws and at least 16 years of age. It is desirable that the sponsor chosen be a godparent who undertook the role at Baptism. The sponsor may not be a parent or legal guardian.

3. Why must I submit a Baptism certificate?
Only someone who is baptised Roman Catholic or who has been received into the Roman Catholic Church may celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. The parish is responsible for verifying this by collecting Baptism Certificates or Certificates of Reception from those presenting themselves as candidates.

After you have been confirmed, we record the details in our parish Confirmation register. We are also required to send a notice to the parish in which you were baptised (no matter where in the world that parish is located) and they, too, enter your Confirmation in their records. 

​7. What do I do if I decide (during or after the preparation) not to be confirmed?
If you decide that this is not the time for you to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, you are asked to contact the coordinator. We will respect your decision, and encourage you to consider being confirmed when the time is right for you.