CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS

• 8 Small Group Sessions
• 3 Evening Sessions
• 1 Teen Virtus Session
• 1 Candidate and Sponsor Session
• 1 Retreat
• 2 Acts of Service

Schedule for the 2022-23 Formation Year

SMALL GROUPS

Each session is from 3:00–5:30 pm and includes mandatory 4:30 pm Mass.

Please have your teen check in before their session begins and then sign out at the conclusion of Mass. 

• Session 1 – September **
• Session 2 - October
• Session 3 - November
• Session 4 - December
• Session 5 - January
• Session 6 - February
• Session 7 - March
• Session 8 – April

**Note: Each small group has a different schedule, subject to the availability of the small group leader. Please see your teen’s leader schedule to see the specific date of his/her small group session that month. If your teen is unable to make the date of his/her small group session, please contact Andre Nicdao to choose a substitute session for that month.

EVENING SESSIONS:
Sign in before Mass for all 3 evening sessions; dinner included.

• Sunday, October 16, 2022: 4:30–7:30 pm Year 1 and 2
• Sunday, January 29, 2023: 4:30–7:30 pm Year 1 and Year 2
• Sunday, March 19, 2023: 4:30–7:30 pm Year 1 and Year 2

TEEN VIRTUS SESSIONS: (choose 1 of the two dates below)

• Option #1: Sunday, November 6, 2022: 5:30–6:30 pm
• Option #2: Sunday, January 8, 2023: 5:30–6:30 pm

CANDIDATE AND SPONSOR NIGHT (includes 4:30 pm Mass):

• Year 2 only - Sunday, September 25: 3:45–5:30 pm 
• Year 1 only -   Sunday, March 26: 3:45–5:30 pm

RETREAT:

• Year 1 only - Saturday, December 3: 9:00 am–5:00 pm | Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center
• Year 2 only - Saturday, April 1, 2023: 9:00 am–8:00 pm | Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center