Confirmation rehearsal with sponsors
Date TBD
Welcome!
This page is for those students in St. Francis Xavier School or our Public School of Religion who are in the ninth grade during the 2024/25 school year, or any high school teen (9th grade or higher) who has not yet completed a Confirmation preparation program and received the Sacrament.
This program is led by Deacon Bob and Dawn Cavanaugh (dcavanaugh@sfxmedina.org or 330-764-8958).
Confirmation Mass
Sunday March 30, 2025 5:30pm
Confirmation Requirements
- Complete 8th Grade Edge Program or Day School Religion Class
- Attend monthly Confirmation small group sessions beginning Sept. 8, 2024
- Attend weekly Sunday Mass
- Attend one of two information meetings
- Attend one Confirmation retreat (see options below)
- Attend all monthly Confirmation meetings held on Sunday evening with Mass
- Complete Confirmation entrance interview (dates and times below with link to sign up)
- Attend four flex meeting options with a parent
- Complete 10 service hours – 2 with parent or adult sponsor (5 for the parish and 5 in the community)
- Complete service reflection form (online)
- Complete Confirmation saint report (online)
- Complete Retreat Reflection (online)
- Have sponsor complete & return Confirmation Sponsor Form to Dawn via parish office (original paper copy) coming Sept. 2024
Mandatory Sessions
Confirmation Kick Off – Sept. 8, 2024
5:30 p.m. Mass w/ sponsors – dinner – meet and greet
Sunday Confirmation Meetings | 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Oct. 6, 2024
- Nov. 3, 2024
- Dec. 8, 2024
- Jan. 5, 2025
- Feb. 2, 2025
- March 2, 2025
- April 6, 2025
Flex Meetings (Choose 4)
(To be attended with a parent)
Feb. 26 at 7pm – An Evening with Bishop WoostMarch 9 at 1pm – Strengths for the journey – registration required ($20)March 24 at 7pm – Lenten XLTApril 14 at 6:30pm – Unnatural Control Over Natural LifeApril 24 at 4:00pm – Regina Health Center XLT- May 4 at 10:00am – St. John the Evangelist Cathedral
Service Requirement
Retreat Options
Steubenville Youth Conference – June 21-23 2024. Steubenville Youth Conference, held at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, is a high-energy youth conference where thousands of teens are invited to encounter Jesus Christ through dynamic speakers, engaging music, the Sacraments, small group discussions, and fellowship with other teens.
Damascus Confirmation Retreat – Sept. 20-22, 2024 Faith doesn’t just need to be learned, it needs to be lived. It’s more than a series of concepts out of a textbook; it’s a dynamic relationship with God that will continue to grow throughout a young person’s life. Damascus Confirmation retreats exist to introduce young people to an experiential understanding of the beauty of the Catholic Church and the adventure of a life lived in relationship with Jesus Christ. Camp is located in Centerburg, OH.
