
St. Bartholomew Parish
Confirmation Program
| Information
& Registration Program
Moderator CCD Street address Holy
Spirit, |
CONFIRMATION
PREPARATION From Deacon Gallo: Dear Parents, |
Confirmation
Schedule - 2010
All Confirmation Classes will be
held in St. Bartholomew Rectory Meeting Rooms on Sunday Mornings
from 10:00 to 11:00 am, followed by the Recitation of the Holy
Rosary and 11:30 am Mass in Church, unless otherwise noted.
2009
Saturday & Sunday,
October 10th & 11th - Confirmation I & II - Registration
& Orientation AFTER THE 5PM, 9:30 & 11:30AM MASSES.
......................................................................- Candidates & both Parents/Guardians MUST
attend.
Sunday, October 11th - Columbus Day Weekend - NO CLASS - (Mass
Attendance Required on your own).
Sunday, October 18th - Class @ 10:00am - CONF. I - Baptism
Certificates due in order to continue program.
Sunday, October 25th - Class @ 10:00am -
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Sunday, November 1st - Class @ 10:00am - CONF. II - SPONSOR
CERTIFICATE DUE
Sunday, November 8th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, November 15th - Class @ 10:00am - CONF. I - MANDATORY
CANDIDATE COMMITMENT CEREMONY During Mass.
Sunday, November 22nd - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, November 29th - Thanksgiving Weekend - NO CLASS - (Mass
Attendance Required on your own).
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Sunday, December 6th - Class @ 10:00am - CONF. I & II -
MANDATORY BAPTISM WITNESS after Mass.
Tuesday, December 8th -Immaculate Conception HOLY DAY
of OBLIGATION (Mass Required on your own)
Sunday, December 13th - Class @ 10:00am - March For
Life Parish Indemnity form & Parent/Guardian Bus fee
due.
Tuesday Night, December 15th - MANDATORY ADVENT
RECONCILIATION SERVICE - 6:50 PM in Church
Sunday, December 20th - Class @ 10:00am
Friday, December 25th - CHRISTMAS - HOLY DAY of OBLIGATION (Mass
Required on your own)
Sunday, December 27th - New Year Weekend - NO CLASS - (Mass
Attendance Required on your own).
2010
Friday, January 1st
-Mary, Mother of God MANDATORY HOLY DAY of OBLIGATION
(Mass Req. on your own)
Sunday, January 3rd - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, January 10th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, January 17th - Class @ 10:00am .
Friday, January 22nd - "37th Annual March For Life" in
Washington D.C.
Sunday, January 24th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, January 31st - Class @ 10:00am
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Sunday, February 7th - Class @ 10:00am - CONFIRMATION II - LETTER
TO THE BISHOP DUE
Thursday, February 11th - MANDATORY Evening with Deacon Gallo -
6:50 pm in Church;
Candidates, Parents & Sponsors MUST attend.
Sunday, February 14th - Presidents Day Weekend - NO CLASS - (Mass
Attendance Required on your own).
Wednesday Night, February 17th - MANDATORY ASH WEDNESDAY MASS -
6:50 PM in Church.
Sunday, February 21st - Class @ 10:00am
Monday Night, February 22nd - MANDATORY MORGAN HEALTH CENTER
ELDERLY VISIT, 6-7 PM.
Sunday, February 28th - Class @ 10:00am
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Sunday, March 7th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, March 14th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, March 21st - Class @ 10:00am - MANDATORY Stations
of The Cross after Mass
...................................................................- 10 PARISH COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS DUE
Tuesday Night, March 23rd - MANDATORY LENT
RECONCILIATION SERVICE - 6:50 PM in Church
PALM SUNDAY, March 28th - NO CLASS - (Mass Attendance Required on
your own).
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Holy Thursday Night, April 1st - MANDATORY 6:50PM MASS
Good Friday Night, April 2nd - MANDATORY 6:50PM LITURGY OF THE
WORD & EUCHARIST
EASTER SUNDAY, April 4th - NO CLASS - (Mass Required on your
own).
Sunday, April 11th - Class @ 10:00am
Sunday, April 18th - Class @ 10:00am - Confirmation Test Review
Saturday, APRIL 24th - CONFIRMATION II MANDATORY RETREAT - 10AM -
4PM - Dyer Ave. CYO Ctr.
Sunday, April 25th - Class @ 10:00am - Final Class, CONFIRMATION
I & II TEST
................................................................- Lunch & 2:00PM MANDATORY RECOLLECTION DAY
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Dates To Be Announced -
CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL
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CONFIRMATION DATE -
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In the event that a class will be
missed (only 3 allowed per year) call your Instructor before
9:00AM - DO NOT call the Rectory.
Confirmation I - Mrs. Cindy Pastore @ 942-8741
Confirmation II - Mr. Rick Denningham @ 463-6962
In the event of snow or stormy weather, please check the class
Web Page:
http://www.rc.net/providence/stbartholomew/confirma.html
or call Mr. Rick Denningham @ 463-6962; Mrs. Pastore @ 942-8741. DO
NOT call the Rectory.
Confirmation I & II CANDIDATE Requirements
Sponsor Certificates:
One of the wonderful privileges of being a practicing Roman
Catholic and belonging to a parish as a worshiping member of a
"Faith Community" is the ability to represent the
Catholic Church at the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.
Sponsor certificates, therefore, are given only to practicing
Catholics by the pastor of the Church where they attend Mass each
Sunday. Your parish priests do not have the authority to award
these certificates to persons who do not worship here, or to
persons whose parents or grandparents worship here. Having been
baptized at Saint Bartholomew Church or having attended school
here does not make you a parishioner or a member of the
"Faith Community" of this parish. Remember that being a
"Sponsor" at a Sacrament makes you a proper
representative of the Catholic Church. If you do not go to Mass
or practice your Catholic faith, the role of representative would
be inappropriate for you. How could you ever represent a group in
which you no longer participate?
Confirmation SPONSOR
Requirements
Sponsors at Confirmation represent the believing Christian
Community. Thus it is required that they be a practicing Catholic
in good standing with the Church, who have themselves received
the Sacraments of Initiation, which are Baptism, Holy Eucharist
and Confirmation and have reached the age of 16.
If they are married, they must have been validly married in the
Church. The Code of Canon Law states they must lead... .a
life in harmony with faith and the role to be undertaken.. .and
will help the baptized to lead a Christian life in harmony with
Baptism, and to fulfill faithfully the obligations connected with
it.
Remember that being a "Sponsor" at a Sacrament makes
you a proper representative of the Catholic Church. If someone
does not go to Mass or practice their Catholic faith, the role of
representative would be inappropriate for them. How could someone
ever represent a group in which they no longer participate?
Candidates can avoid hurting the feelings of family and friends
by not choosing a person who cannot fulfill these basic
requirements for a godparent or sponsor.
CONFIRMATION II CANDIDATES:
Sponsor Certificate must be submitted to your teacher at
your first class in November.
CONFIRMATION I CANDIDATES:
It is never too early to begin the process of choosing
your Sponsor.
You may wish to consider one of your Baptismal Godparents or
another family member or family friend when deciding.
Use the above guidelines and talk with your parents.
"2010" MARCH
FOR LIFE - Washington D.C.
The 2010 Annual March
For Life in Washington D.C. which will take place on
January 22nd, 2010
This Pro-Life event brings together people of all ages from
across our nation to show their support for all Human Life, from
conception to natural death.
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that the Candidate be accompanied by
at least 1 Parent. Both Parents are strongly encouraged to join
the Candidate on the trip.
Those Candidates who attend the
March For Life will completely fulfill their
Community Service requirement.
The trip will entail:
******** Motor Coach trip from Warwick to Washington DC.
******* "Mass For Life" at 7PM in the Basilica Church
& overnight "Vigil For Life" in the Crypt Church.
Special morning Mass celebrated in the Basilicas Blessed
Sacrament Chapel for the Rhode Island group.
******* Breakfast, short Speaking program, National Pro-Life
Organization Display.
******* Annual March For Life and return home.
There is a $65.00 fee for bus transportation. Candidates will be
reimbursed upon returning from the trip. Candidates will also
need spending money for meals.
Attending Parents will also be required to pay the $65.00 Bus
fee.
If your child would like to attend, please fill out the
Permission/Indemnity Agreement and return it to class, on
December 6th, 2010.
If you have any
questions, call Mr. Rick Denningham at 463-6962.
Itinerary
Thursday 1-21-2010 - 5:00AM
Meet in front of St. Bartholomew Church where
transportation will be provided to St. Williams Parish,
Warwick. There we will board the 6:00AM buses for the trip to the
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Arrive in Washington at 4:00PM. Register & drop off Sleeping
Bags in Basilica Crypt Chapel area. Go upstairs to main Basilica
Church to get seats for 7:00PM Mass For Life.
This Mass will be televised on EWTN.
Following Mass an overnight vigil with Exposition of The Blessed
Sacrament will take place in the Crypt Church. Confessions are
available.
Friday 1-22-2010
A special morning Mass will be celebrated for the Rhode
Island group in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the Main
Basilica.
Following Mass, we will have breakfast and board our bus to
proceed to the Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom for a short program
and assembly to the March For Life.
Return home immediately following the March. Arrive at front
Church Steps at approx.12:30AM Midnight.
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Confirmation
Mass - Attire For Candidates and Sponsors:
Men
Suit or Sport Jacket and Dress Pants (NO JEANS)
Dress Shirt and Tie
Dress Socks and Dress Shoes (NO SNEAKERS)
Women
Dress, Dress Skirt and Blouse, Pant Suit or Dress Pants and
Blouse
Dress or Skirt MUST be KNEE LENGTH OR LONGER
Chest, Back and Shoulders MUST be covered.
Dress Shoes
---When fixing hair, your forehead must be uncovered for
Anointing from the Bishop.
---Please use MODESTY in choosing your outfit.
CONFIRMATION
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