In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ. Confirmation, Baptism and Eucharist form the Sacraments of Initiation that are all intimately connected.

High School Confirmation is offered for eligible 9th -12th Graders.
Students can start St. Theresa Confirmation preparation as early as 7th Grade to receive the Sacrament in 9th Grade.  To see our offerings for 7th & 8th Grade comprehensive catechesis, please visit our Middle School Youth Group Page.

Guidelines before beginning Confirmation Preparation

St. Theresa Catholic Church offers preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation in accordance with Diocese of Austin guidelines. We invite catechized high school students to receive Confirmation as early as grade 9.  Generally, catechized means (at minimum) receiving 2 years of comprehensive catechesis immediately prior to Confirmation. This can include enrollment in a Catholic School, participation in a church catechesis class, or participation in Middle School Youth Group.

“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery - the preconditions of all true freedom. Parents should teach their children to subordinate the "material and instinctual dimensions to interior and spiritual ones."31 Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children. By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them” (CCC 2224)

Confirmation Preparation Timeline (tentative)

Parent meeting in Elmer Hall on Sunday August 8th at 1pm. 

Late Summer 2021: Parents of eligible 9th Grade teens will be contacted to sign their teen up for a Confirmation interview with Chase Crouse. Teens will not be able to register or attend supersessions without this interview so do not procrastinate! Interviews slots will be open between 10:30-3pm on Sunday's August 15th, 22nd. and 29th and should only take about 15 minutes. 

Following that interview, parents and teens will be given links for Confirmation registration.

Super Sessions for parents and teens will be held the first Sunday of the month at 3pm beginning in October.

• What will happen at the super sessions?
  • There will be a talk/reflection given by Chase Crouse or a volunteer
  • Everyone will be given small group questions to discuss on the given topic 
  • We will end with a brief reflection/prayer and announcements.
• Super Session dates TBA

Confirmation Retreat Date - Saturday, March 5th from 9am to 9pm

Date of Confirmation Mass TBD

St. Theresa Rite of Confirmation Mass

The Diocese of Austin draws up the Rite of Confirmation schedule for all parishes. The Office of Worship has not assigned us our date for Spring or early Summer 2022.

Volunteers

Parents and sponsors are encouraged to consider volunteering to be a part of the Confirmation Core Team and as retreat chaperones. Volunteers must be compliant with our diocesan Ethics and Integrity in Ministry requirements. We need a sufficient number of both male and female volunteers, especially for the Confirmation Retreat. If you'd like to join the team, please submit the form found here.  Thank you!

Who can be a sponsor?

Confirmation sponsors are chosen to witness the Catholic faith to the person being Confirmed. They must be at least 16 years old and a practicing Catholic. This means that the sponsor, if married, has been married by the Church and is practicing the faith in an active, sacramental way and living a life in harmony with the teachings of Christ and his Church. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community may not be a sponsor. The parent of a candidate may not be his or her sponsor.   Please see the link on this webpage for Sponsor eligibility requirements.