Thoughts from our Students
Throughout our confirmation journey, all of the candidates, including me, have been guided by Anselm, who has helped us understand the meaning and love of God. In the last year, we have all learned so much more about God than we could have ever imagined, and we are all extremely grateful that Anslem was able to bring that to us. From attending retreats, to doing community service, and participating in the church more, Confirmation has created such a bond between the candidates, which we will be forever grateful for. For the last year, we have spent every Saturday and Sunday together learning about our faith and growing together as people, and it is something that we will dearly miss. But focusing on the process of Confirmation, we have worked through our book all year, reading questions and responses to knowledge of our faith, and with that information, we took a midterm, which encouraged us to study what we had learned. We were encouraged to participate in our parish more, so many of us became altar servers, which has been extremely beneficial to our faith and knowledge of our parish. After our learning period was over, we began to prepare for our Confirmation ceremony, which was held at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The beautiful cathedral hosted the candidates from our parish, as well as the candidates from two other parishes. We began the mass with a discussion from Bishop Matano, which allowed each of us an understanding of our community and their need for our help and influence. The talk by the Bishop was extremely eye opening and was beneficial to adding into our knowledge of our faith. We were then given the sacrament of Confirmation, which was a long awaited reward after working for it for the past two years. For me, Confirmation was an extremely honorable blessing to receive, and for the rest of my fellow candidates, we have collectively expressed our gratitude for this opportunity. Seeing the positive effect our Confirmation has had on our family and loved ones is extremely heartwarming, and it makes us proud to have been able to receive it. From all of the St. Paul’s Confirmation candidates, thank you to all of the members of our parish who supported us throughout our journey, and thank you to our family who supported us even more throughout this special journey. And last but definitely not least, thank you to Anselm, who has pushed each and every one of us to be the best version of us that we can be, constantly keeping us in line, and directing our focus to our individual faiths. Thank you Anselm for bringing us closer to God, and believing in all of us; We are forever grateful and blessed.
-Morgan Tara and the St. Paul’s Confirmation candidates
Registration is closed for this year. If you have any questions about the program please contact Anselm at anselm.mesue@dor.org
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Click the green "Confirmation Registration Form" below for a form you can print, fill out at home and mail to church with a check (payable to St. Paul's Church).
Confirmation Registration Form
A message from St. Paul's Confirmation Minister:
Hello. I am Anselm Mesue. I was born in Cameroon where I initially studied Philosophy and Theology. I did my graduate studies in theology at Boston College. I have a lot of experience with faith formation and catechesis. I teach theology full time and coach modified boys' soccer at Aquinas. I am extremely excited to serve St Paul Webster as the confirmation minister. I am a big soccer and basketball fan. I am also an admirer of the NFL. I love singing and saying prayers in Latin. I look forward to working with the kids and with their parents. It is my hope that we have a wonderful faith journey together so that at the end of the program, the candidates are strengthened in their relationship with God and serve as exemplary witnesses to the Catholic faith.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
As the third and final Sacrament of Initiation into the church, the Sacrament of Confirmation can be seen as a movement from being schooled in the teachings of the church to a more mature place of accepting responsibility for one’s active participation in the life of the faith community. Confirmation, then, becomes the fulfillment of the Initiation of Baptism. The preparation period for this Sacrament is two years, usually comprising 8th and 9th grades, typically referred to as Year 1 and Year 2, respectively.
Gratefully, this year we will be meeting on site at St. Paul’s on Sunday mornings in the large, combined meeting space of rooms 7 and 8. Year 2 will meet after the 9:00 AM Mass (10:05 – 10:55) and Year 1 will meet after the 11:00 AM Mass (12:05 – 1:00). This schedule allows you the choice of attending either Mass on Sunday.
Additionally, we will have speakers, service projects, liturgical opportunities, and retreats to fill out the preparation experience.
When necessary, due to scheduling conflicts, Sunday’s class will be repeated on the following Tuesday evening: 6:00 – 6:55 PM for Year 1 and 7:00 – 7:55 PM for Year 2.
Online registration will open in June for the 2022-2023 school year (check back then!). If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Sue Ward at 671-2100 or susan.ward@dor.org.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
As the third and final Sacrament of Initiation into the church, the Sacrament of Confirmation can be seen as a movement from being schooled in the teachings of the church to a more mature place of accepting responsibility for one’s active participation in the life of the faith community. Confirmation, then, becomes the fulfillment of the Initiation of Baptism. The preparation period for this Sacrament is two years, usually comprising 8th and 9th grades, typically referred to as Year 1 and Year 2, respectively.