Diocesan Confirmation Expectations

• ​Diocesan Guidelines on Confirmation 
• Updated Booklet - Bishop Ricken Confirmation Guide in English |  Bishop Ricken Guide in Normal PDF * NEW
• Updated Booklet - Bishop Ricken Confirmation Guide in Spanish |  Bishop Ricken Guide in Normal PDF   * NEW
• Diocesan Brief Outline of Confirmation Preparation 
• The Sacrament of Confirmation in Canon Law (click "next" to advance to the next canon)
• Protocol for early confirmation requests 
• Confirmation Sponsor Requirements 
• 2020 Spring Confirmation Delegation Request (For those parishes with scheduled Masses in Spring 2020)

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Confirmation Best Practices 

Callie Kowalski (​St. Bernard, Green Bay)

• Confirmation Website (Use MENU on the top right)
• Small Group Leader Guide 
• Spirit Alive Confirmation Curriculum 
• Notes and Journal Template 

Dawn Johnson and Fr. Matt Settle (St. Anthony, Niagra)

• Parent Confirmation Booklet
• High School Requirements Credits
• Requirement Check List 2015
• Confirmation Candidate-Sponsor Booklet 
• Confirmation Interview Questions for Fall 
• Candidate Interview of Sponsor 
• Bookmarks - Please Pray for our Confirmation Class
• Confirmation Rehearsal 

Tanya Hielke (St. Raphael the Archangel, Oshkosh)

• Check List 
• Choosing a Confirmation Sponsor 
• Sponsor Form 
• Interview 
• Welcome Letter 

Stephanie Rottier (Nativity Parish, Green Bay) 

• Sponsor - Candidate Workbook 
• Sponsor Manual 

Andrew Russell and Peter Leiterman (St. Mary/St. Joseph Parishes, Appleton)

• BOOKLET - Confirmation Sponsor/Confirmand Booklet

Other Resources

• The Wild Goose Video Series and Study Guide for the Holy Spirit  
• HANDOUT - What is Confirmation?
• HANDOUT - Confirmation Prayers 
• WORKSHEET - Gifts Received at Confirmation 
• WORKSHEET - Confirmation Saint 
• WORKSHEET  Confirmation Questionnaire/Getting to Know You 
• WORKSHEET - Sponsor/Confirmand Discussion 
• VIDEO - What Happens at Confirmation? 
• POWERPOINT - 10 Things to Remember about Confirmation Prep
• POWERPOINT - Confirmation Parent Gathering (Loyola Press) 

Luke Gietman (St. Mary, Greenville)

• Confirmation Retreat Outline 2013-14 
• Confirmation Retreat Outline 2014-15
• Outlines for Confirmation Retreat Talks
• Videos for Retreat:  
  • Confession 1 
  • Confession 2
  • Falling Plates​

Deborah Gretzinger (St. Agnes, Green Bay) 

• Advent Lesson (used with Confirmation students)

Sarah Gavin (Corpus Christi/St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay)

• Confirmation Retreat - To Whom Shall We Go? (2013)
• Confirmation Retreat - To Whom Shall we Go? (2015)
• Confirmation Letters of Support 
• Confirmation Sponsor Letter
• Confirmation Entrance Interview
• Confirmation Final Interview
• Confirmation Trivia Questions 
• Confirmation - Basic Info
• Journal Questions - Afternoon Session
• Parent Letter to Write Confirmation Letters

Brittany Schoeder (St. Gabriel, Neenah)

• Confirmation Ideas 
• Confirmation Interview *NEW

Danielle Ehlenbeck (SS Peter and Paul, Kiel) 

• ​Challenge Confirmation Retreat *NEW

Rachel Cohen (St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers)

• Confirmation Candidate/Sponsor Night of Prayer  

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