Confirmation – St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish

And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. ~ Acts 2:2-4

Confirmation at St. John the Evangelist

Confirmation brings an increase and deepening of Baptismal grace:
– it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, “Abba! Father!”;
– it unites us more firmly to Christ;
– it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us;
– it renders our bond with the Church more perfect;
– it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross

— Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1303

For Middle School and High School age

Any young person that desires to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation is welcome to contact us for a Sacrament Conversation, the first step in sacramental preparation at St. John. For questions or to schedule a conversation, contact: Angel Koerkel (517-784-0553 or angel@saintjohnjackson.org).

Important Dates:

For those that have been preparing for Confirmation throughout the summer 2022, the final Confirmation meeting and practice is October 9, 2pm, at St. John the Evangelist. Confirmation Mass will be celebrated October 16, 2pm, at Our Lady of Fatima.

For those desiring to begin preparing for Confirmation, please contact Angel (angel@saintjohnjackson.org). We are planning to kick-off our next Confirmation class with a retreat weekend in January 2023 followed by monthly meetings for the candidate and sponsor.

Choosing a Sponsor:
Sponsors must be a Catholic over the age of 16, have already received the Sacrament of Confirmation themselves, and live in accordance with Church teaching. They should be an active, practicing Catholic. Parents cannot be Confirmation Sponsors.

For more information please contact:
Coordinator of Sacramental Preparation: Angel Koerkel (angel@saintjohnjackson.org)
Director of Family Discipleship: Kathy Blanchard (kathyb@saintjohnjackson.org)

For Adults

If you are an adult who is interested in receiving Confirmation in the Catholic Church — either you were baptized Catholic but did not celebrate Confirmation previously, or you are coming from another faith background and would like to explore what it means to be Catholic — please contact Todd Gale (todd@saintjohnjackson.org) or Angel Koerkel (angel@saintjohnjackson.org)