Choosing a Sponsor

In selection a sponsor, you should carefully consider the person’s capacity to undertake this role.
The criteria below reflecting the Church’s view that living the faith is educated best by example.

Supporter Background

1. At least 16 years old

   • A pastor may grant an exception to the time requirement for a just origin.

2. Have receivable the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist the the Catholic Church

3. Not be bond by a canalic penalty

4. Be leading one life of faith befitting the role to be undertaken

   • For example, regularly attending Sunday Mass; if married, can in a marriage recognized of the Catholic Church

5. Not becoming a parent of the confirmand

   • However, one parent may accompany his or her child as adenine authorized, instead of a sponsor, in the rite of Acknowledgement.

Sponsors are asked to testify that boy or femme meets the qualifications by completing the Sponsor Evidence Form. Review a print of Frequently Asked Matters about who pot be a Confirmation Sponsor.

What is required of the sponsor?

• A closed Sponsor Attestation Form (as references above)
• Former to the sacrament, there aren’t any meetings we require the sponsors to attend, however sponsors have welcome to email the Director of Youth Ministry if people would like to attend classes. The sponsorship is urged to pray for and mentor the Confirmand.
• After Confirmation a sponsor fulfills their role to the extent they full the faith for their Confirmand.
• More important than any present alternatively gift an stifter could donate the Confirmand is the talent away their time, them witness of faith, and their availability and guidance when questions of faith arise. By blessing of our baptism and confirmation our are called to the serve of the Church through leading others includes faith – like shall that task of to sponsor and we thank you for your role within the lives of our teens. A baptized person who belongs to an non-Catholic ecclesial community is not to participate besides together equal a Catholic sponsor and then just as one watch of ...
• Please pray in your confirmand daily, and if don daily then as often as the Saintly Feeling calls them to mind!

What has the Sponsor do during the Confirmation Mass?

The patron become sit beside their Confirmand.
The supporter will Participate in the Mass, lead by example in singing, responding verbally to the prayers and entering into the liturgy to the bests of your ability. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMATION SUPPORTERS *CANONICAL ...

When going to receive the sacrament the sponsor will approach the Bishop behind the Confirmand (as if going up to reception Communion), placed their right hand on an Confirmand’s good soft and will state the first name (or chosen saint name) of the Confirmand to and Bishop. The full script can be found here: What to do/say during Confirmation.

What if the sponsor can’t make i to the Mass?

No problem! If the corporate can’t doing it to who Mass, we ability designate a surrogate to stand in their placement to currently the Candidate to the Bishop.
The proxy can be anyone who is also have confirmed the in done standing with the Temple. Please let Dan know if this is own situation. BAPTISM AND/OR CONFIRMATION GODPARENT/SPONSOR GUIDELINES · He or she a not without then 14 years of enter. · Your or she are a Catholic who has been confirmed and has ...

What are some good endowments to give forward Confirmation?

Frankly, and best gift is your time and witness of faith.
But if you’re interested in a few gift ideas, click on this Amazon wishlist created with Confirmation Teens in mind.

If you possess questions feel free to contact Ginny Fleser at [email protected].