Confirmation

Immediate Preparation

Preparation for Confirmation will consist of 4 sessions and a retreat focusing on the renewal of the baptismal promises and sacramental theology, offering candidates suitable instruction before receiving the sacrament. In addition to sessions and the retreat, Confirmandi will be expected to be in conversation with their parents or sponsors on a weekly basis about their life of faith.

Parent and Sponsor Participation

Both parents and the parish have important roles to play in the formation and education of their children. Preparation for the Confirmation in St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish consists of in-person sessions with both children and parents or sponsors in attendance. At least one parent should plan on attending for the With Parents sessions. If the sponsor cannot attend one of the With Sponsors sessions, a parent or another close adult who is a practicing Catholic may attend with the student.

Spring 2026 Enrollment: 8th Grade + Older

As we prepare for a new cycle of immediate Confirmation preparation in Spring 2026, any 8th graders and high schoolers who attended a Catholic school or The Big Picture during the 2025 - 2026 academic year are welcome to enroll in preparation. This cycle of preparation will prepare young people for Confirmation in late fall of 2026.

Ongoing Formation

It is expected that youth who are preparing for sacraments are simultaneously enrolled in The Big Picture and/or a Catholic school. This includes the academic year leading into the spring period of immediate Confirmation preparation, anticipating a fall Confirmation.

High School Ongoing Formation

Confirmation is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation, and for most of the teens in our parish, it will be the last of the three they receive. Initiation is meant to mark the beginning of a beautiful, full Catholic life; life after Confirmation should include regular Mass attendance (including all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation), frequent Confession, daily prayer, and continuing to grow and learn more about the Catholic faith!

To support our high school teens post-Confirmation, they are encouraged to join High School Discipleship Formation for food, fellowship and discussion with other teens in our parish. If families choose, they are more than welcome to be enrolled in a Catholic school and/or continue attending The Big Picture, as well.

There are also leadership opportunities, mission trips, and retreats offered for confirmed high schoolers that are interested in going even deeper in their faith.