Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish

Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Confirmation Program

Information Form

Due: Sunday March 12, 2017

Candidate’s full given name: ______First Middle Last

Candidate’s Confirmation name: ______Even if keeping given name

Father’s full name: ______

Mother’s full name: ______Maiden name: ______

Godparent/Sponsor’s name: ______

Godparent/Sponsor’s address:

Street: ______

City, State, Zip: ______

Email: ______

Godparent/Sponsor’s phone number: ______

Godparent/Sponsor’s parish: ______Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Confirmation Program

Confirmation Reflection

Candidate’s Name______

Why do you want to be confirmed? What does the Sacrament of Confirmation mean to you?

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Saint Information

Name of Saint ______Feast Day ______

Year of Birth______Year of Death ______Age at time of death ______

Where was s/he born, or where did s/he live? ______

Name some of the facts about his/her life you find interesting:

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What qualities, virtues, gifts, and accomplishments do you admire about this Saint?

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In what way do you find this Saint to be a good example for us today of what it means to be a Christian?

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______Reference: americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/byname.asp; catholic.org/saints/; mycatholicsaints.com; cin.org/saints.html Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Confirmation Program

Works of Mercy Reflection

Service is an integral part of living our Christian faith and it is hoped that you engage in some kind of service in the course of the year. Choose one of your service experiences to reflect on its connection to your faith.

Describe the service you did (where did you serve, who did you serve, in what capacity, etc).

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When you think back to your service experience, in what way/s would you say God was present?

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What did you learn through your service—about yourself, about others, about a social issue, etc? How did this service affect the way you feel or think about yourself, others, or a social issue?

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Why do you think is it important that Catholics be engaged in service?

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Faith Sharing Activity – part 1

Choose one of the following Candidate-Sponsor faith sharing activities and briefly share a few highlights in the space provided. After completing the activity, answer the question in the back in one or two paragraphs:

1. One of the options in the monthly Family Faith Activity movie night. Pick one of the movies/topics from the previous months (which you have not already done), and complete it together 2. Interview your sponsor/godparent to learn about their faith journey (ex. who has been a good Christian role model for you? Who has challenged you and helped you grow in your faith? What are some practices that help you live your faith daily? What words of advice would you offer me? Etc.) 3. Attend Mass together. Discuss the Gospel and homily (ex. What resonated with you? What did you find challenging, encouraging or comforting?) 4. Together choose a social problem in our county. Research and discuss the problem including how does our faith speak to the issues involved? Finally, discuss concrete steps you can take to help address this situation.

Share a brief summary of your discussion in the space below:

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After completing the candidate-sponsor faith sharing activity, answer the following question in one or two paragraphs: what is it about the faith of your sponsor that inspired you to select him/her?

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