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Confirmation Preparation

Welcome Candidates and Parents of Confirmation 2024-2025

You are here because your child is ready for the Confirmation Sacrament. This is wonderful!

The first step, which is mandatory, is to attend the Parent and Candidate meeting at St. John of the Cross Parish. Meetings already happened on September 29 and October 1, 2024. Your last chance to attend is on Thursday, October 10th. If you have not registered for this meeting yet, do it now by clicking on this link:

At the Parent meeting you will be provided with information required for your child to successfully complete the Rite of Confirmation process. This page provides a summarized list of requirements and digital versions of the documents that you will need to complete or use as reference.

We strongly recommend that you bring the following to the Parent Meeting:

  • Registration Fee ($50) - exact cash or cheque payable to St. John of the Cross Parish
  • Confirmation Registration Form - complete online or submit a completed hardcopy or do both
  • Candidate's Baptism Certificate or Certificate of Reception to the Catholic Church

We also recommend that you bring the following completed and signed forms to the Parent Meeting:

  • Candidate Covenant Form
  • Sponsor Form

The Decision Point workbook will be used for the sessions and it will be provided to you once we receive the Registration Fee.

To complete the Confirmation Registration Form online, click here.

Please refer to the Information Package Checklist for details about requirements and deadlines. Completed forms may be submitted via email (preferred) or dropped into the box labeled "Confirmation" at the parish office.

The Candidate Covenant form, Registration Form, Sponsor Form, and Information Package Checklist may be downloaded from the "IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND FORMS" section below. You may also pick up hard copies from the Parish Office before or after the Parent Meeting.

The following must be submitted to the Parish as soon as possible and before October 31st:

  • Candidate's Baptism Certificate or Certificate of Reception to the Catholic Church
  • Completed Sponsor Form

IMPORTANT: Candidates can participate in the Decision Point sessions only if we have received the Registration and Covenant forms. We will not be able to assign your child's Confirmation Date until we receive the child's baptismal certificate and completed sponsor's form.

For questions and enquiries, please send an email to sjoc-confirmation@archtoronto.org OR call 905-821-1331 ext 230. When you leave a voicemail, please say clearly and slowly your name, phone number and the candidate's name, otherwise, the team will not be able to return your call. To ensure that you are receiving all communication, please add sjoc-confirmation@archtoronto.org to the safe sender list of your email account.

IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND FORMS (click the links below to retrieve documents):

 
  1. Information Package Checklist (a summarized list of all documents and requirements) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Genmgvj1IOkTCQC3GQxjHRA9Y0oVSAwB/view?usp=sharing
  2. Registration Form (if you want to submit a hardcopy) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqnIMSHHKRtxI8labDEhenZnLdLnnKqM/view?usp=sharing
  3. Schedule - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJtNhPOlPL0TlmYeb-8BxXDtB0oyDxLJ/view?usp=sharing
  4. Candidate Covenant - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GcEWUkUyi_BHc-zlaZ1uNToH5oHDcEed/view?usp=sharing
  5. Mass Reflection Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vQJ5of5OGYz2dIKGKQPGNiXB5TAlu2-L/view?usp=sharing
  6. Sponsor Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cHMQYwO5AaRds7Qx2VK1F4eFJSDFA2ER/view?usp=sharing
  7. Letter to the Sponsor - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WjwnlFmA4H5E-tjW4iPbEwo9h0i5PWiC/view?usp=sharing
  8. Confirmation Handout - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pHJE3j3o-k8VDY7CfJp_1nT7ytQcdqJU/view?usp=sharing
  9. Frequent Asked Questions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18V2W0t-w75LzW4wZhTAkm5ulGQYmQWE0/view?usp=sharing
 

 

CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE FOR 2024-2025

Rite of Enrollment

Attend any of the masses on Saturday/Sunday of October 19/20 or October 26/27, 2024 at the church.

Decision Point Sessions 

All five (5) sessions will be at the Church Hall. Confirmation candidates MUST attend all sessions.

Days / Time: Saturdays = 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Session

Saturdays

1 

November 2, 2024

2 

November 30, 2024

3 

December 7, 2024

4 

January 11, 2025

5 

February 8, 2025

 

Reconciliation and Retreat 

Who must attend: Confirmation Candidates   
When: Saturday March 22, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
 or  Saturday March 29, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

 

Confirmation 

Who must attend: Confirmation Candidates and Sponsors  
Group #1 - Confirmation Day Tuesday April 29, 2025 7:00 p.m.
Group #2 - Confirmation Day Thursday May 1, 2025 7:00 p.m.
Group #3 - Confirmation Day Tuesday May 6, 2025 7:00 p.m.

 

Note: The Candidate's Group # will be assigned later. Important: Only those who have submitted the  registration form (online or hardcopy) and submitted all required documents listed on the website will  be assigned a Group #.