The Sacrament of Confirmation continues the grace-filled initiation into full communion in the Roman Catholic Church. Just as parents brought the child, very young, to the Parish church for Baptism in the faith, so now the parents support their child’s efforts in the faith today. The parents are the primary educators in faith; without the advocacy of the parents in the preparation program the Sacrament will be a hollow action. The most important sacramental preparers are the parents.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church is a two-year process building on the youth’s previous religious education received in the home and at the parish. Youth at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church are to be enrolled in the parish’s Religious Education program for grades 1-6. They are then expected to be actively involved and present at all Middle School youth meetings in grades 7 and 8. Finally, they are required to attend all Confirmation preparation meetings and opportunities in grades 9 and 10. Confirmed students in grades 11 and 12 will have opportunities available to them as Confirmed Catholics, including leadership opportunities.