confirmation policies

attendance policy

Each of the preparation sessions are mandatory and must be attended. If you are going to miss a session, make sure you e-mail ahead of time! There will be mandatory make-up sessions for those who miss a session. The schedule for make-up sessions will be posted on the website and sent to families in September.  If you know that you will miss more than two sessions due to conflicts, please contact Scott immediately at ssteinke@stjohnwc.org or 777-6433 to discuss your options.

Confirmation Interviews
This year, Fr. Don has agreed to interview all the candidates for the Confirmation program.  Interviews will be done throughout the Confirmation program. The Confirmation Interview is a mandatory part of the Confirmation Process. Candidates will sign up online for an interview with Fr. Don. Interviews will take 15 minutes. Each Candidate will also need to bring a handwritten letter to Fr. Don stating their intent to be Confirmed. A template for the letter to Fr. Don is below.

Letter Template   

weather

There is a chance that weather may cause the cancellation of our program. If there is a cancellation of the event due to weather, an e-mail will be sent out to all participants and parents. We will also be sending emails or updating our facebook or website with this information.  Please make sure to check these sites on bad weather dates.
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behavior 

​Youth participants will:

• Project an image of Christian consideration, sensitivity, and respect to everyone and to the property around them through language, dress, and behavior
• Refrain from inappropriate touching and verbal harassment
• Respect other persons and/or property
• Refrain from actions that could result in injury to themselves, others and/or damage to property
• Keep their personal belongings with them at all times
• Report problems of an kind to a trusted adult

dress code

​This is meant for the Confirmation Mass, not the program classes and other events.

Ladies, you CAN/SHOULD wear:

• A modest dress (dress must be no higher than 1 inch above the knee)
• Modest skirt with blouse (skirt must be no higher than 1 inch above the knee)
• Pant suit
• Dress pants with blouse
• Dress shoes

 
*With dresses and blouses, your chest, back and shoulders must be covered (bring a sweater, light dress jacket, and no plunging necklines!)
 
*Also, when fixing your hair, we recommend leaving your forehead uncovered so that with the anointing from the Bishop, you don’t end up with oil in your hair.
 
Ladies, DO NOT Wear:

• Strapless dresses
• Skirts or dresses that fall well above the knee
• Casual jeans or pants
• Tight, backless, or low cut dresses
• Anything exposing the abdomen
• Sneakers
• Flip-flops

 
Gentlemen, you CAN/SHOULD wear:

• Dress pants with a belt
• Dress shoes with socks
• Dress shirt with a collar and shirt tucked in
• Tie (suggested, but optional)
• Jacket (suggested, but optional)

 
Gentlemen, DO NOT Wear:

• Sagging pants without a belt
• T-shirts
• Jeans
• Sneakers, sandals, flip flops or other casual shoes