Confirmation Portal

Below you will find almost everything you need for the Confirmation year. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jake Burmis.

2024-2025 Confirmation Requirements

Weekly Mass Attendance & Mass Notes

Attend Mass every weekend & on Holy Days of Obligation
Complete 12 Mass notes
- Two per month; November through April (Six months)
- Submit Confirmation Mass Notes Here

Service Hours

Complete 12 service hours throughout the year & short reflections for each event.
Additionally, we will have one sponsor & candidate night where an additional service project will take place, as a group—Scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22^nd
Different types of hours are asked: service to the parish, service to the community & Eucharistic hours.
See reflection sheet and/or tracking sheet for more details.

Youth Group

Sponsor

May not be a parent. The sponsor, representing the entire community of believers, undertakes the role of assisting the parents in their role of raising children in the faith.
May not have more than one sponsor.
Must be a baptized Catholic who has been confirmed.
Must be a practicing Catholic who “leads a life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken” (Canon 874).
Must be sufficiently mature for the role; older than 16 years of age, unless Fr. Paul determines exceptions should/can be made.
If sponsor is unable to attend the ceremony, a parent may sit in as a proxy.
Please, have “Sponsor Information” Sheet in by Wednesday, December 4^th.

Saint Name

As you prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation you are asked to choose a Confirmation Saint as your patron/patroness.
At your Confirmation you will be confirmed using this name. You may choose your Baptismal name, select a name from the Bible, or a canonized saint of the Catholic Church.
The Saint you choose should reflect a devotion you have to the Saint, virtues or gifts to which you aspire, or the patron Saint of certain gifts that are dear to you.
- 1. Read and learn about several Saints and their lives before making your choice. You can choose a Saint of either gender.
- 2. Pray about the Saint you are considering.
- 3. Your teacher will approve your selection of a Saint before you complete the report to verify the Saint exists.
Please, have “Confirmation Saint Name” in by Wednesday, February 5^th.

Bishop Letter

Candidates are to write a letter to Most Rev. Bishop Chad Zielinski prior to the fall of Confirmation.
This letter is for the candidates to express their commitment and readiness to live out their baptismal promises as well as simply providing the Bishop a chance to get to know more about each candidate & their family!
Bishop Zielinski will read all of the letters prior to coming to celebrate the Confirmation Mass.
Some things to include:
- Your Confirmation Saint name & Why you chose the Saint you did
- Your faith, home and family life
- Anything else you want to tell him
Please, have Bishop Letter in by Friday, August 1^st.

Retreat Component

Candidates are asked to make a retreat type experience within their final year of preparation.
St. Anastasia offers the following experiences that would fulfill this component:
- Attend a TOTAL of FOUR of the following nights:
  - COR Nights in Olivia, MN (Dec. 15 & Feb. 23)
    - Sign-up to join us at the COR Nights
  - Service & Lifeline Nights (Dec. 7, Jan. 11, Mar. 1, Apr. 5)
    - Sign-up to join us at the Lifeline Nights
- Mission Week Experience (June 22-27, 2025)
- Totus Tuus (July 2025)
The Diocese of New Ulm offers the following:
- Camp Beloved (Girls) & Camp Greatness (Boys)
Other retreat options can be sought out to you if nothing above works.
- Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis
- NET Ministries
- Other Dioceses

A Few Other Dates to Attend

Rite of Acceptance & Signing of the Senses
- 1^st Sunday of Advent—Sunday, December 1^st at the 9:00 a.m. Mass
Pledge of Deeper Commitment
- 1^st Sunday of Lent—Sunday, March 9^th at the 9:00 a.m. Mass

Sacramental Records

Confirmation Resources