Confirmation
“Confession catches the sinner in his fall away from God… It makes visible the fact that the Church turns to all sinners… I have been baptized, but I do not live according to the rule of baptism. I have been confirmed, but I am no apostle of Christ. I do attend Mass, but it remains incomprehensible for me… Saints are shown to me, but I am simply not one… But if I am told that the confessional is reserved for sinners, then I know that here finally is a place for me; it is precisely I who am meant. The pew there was especially made for me” (Adrienne Von Speyr, Confession, 93-94).
No matter if you go to confession regularly, or haven’t been in years Fr. Todd is longing to run to you and welcome you home.
Confession is offered on Thursdays at 8:30am. You can also schedule an appointment by calling the parish office.
First Reconciliation – Preparation normally begins in the 2nd grade. The process involves regular attendance of Faith Formation. For more information, contact the Parish Office at 517-547-7496.
By the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. They are, as true witnesses of Christ, thus more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
At the birth of the Church, the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ’s will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift of the Spirit that completes the grace of Baptism. The imposition of hands is the origin of the Sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way continues the grace of Pentecost in the Church today. (See Acts 2:1-42)
Confirmation imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark, the “character,” which is the sign that Jesus Christ has marked a Christian with the seal of his Spirit.
Youth
For more information about the requirements for the reception of Confirmation, please contact the Parish Office.
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Adults
If you missed Confirmation as a youth and would like to be confirmed, call the parish office to find out more information. For some, the preparation process may involve the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Your preparation process will vary based on your faith formation background.