High School Confirmation
Confirmation prep kicks off in the spring of students' sophomore year with sessions beginning in September of their junior year. Confirmation is celebrated during the spring of their junior year. For more information on preparing for Confirmation, please contact the Associate Director of Faith Formation, Brian Mase, at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370.
UPDATE as of 9/10/2020: As previously announced, we will be starting our year in a virtual format. This will include all sessions previously scheduled through November. In addition, we have pulled the previously released "tentative" schedule for session dates; if and when we are able to gather in-person later in the school year, we will publish a new high school schedule. The following is from a communication sent out via email on September 10; this is an overview of what to expect for at least the first part of the year:
While this year in Faith Formation will be unique in structure and approach, our main goals are: 1) to get to know who Jesus is and build up our individual relationships with Him; 2) to learn about our Catholic faith, what makes it unique and how we can live it out in today’s world; and 3) to foster community while building each other up. To help us do that, we will use a varied approach in instruction methods:
By using Google Classroom, our learning and interactions will take place in a largely asynchronous format. This means that, aside from any small group check in dates and times that are agreed on by the group, there will not be any other specific dates or times to adhere to. Your teen can access the “large group” lesson within their Classroom whenever it is convenient for them to do so. Each Assignment within their Classroom will have instructions along with a due date for any required responses. More detailed instructions, the Classroom link that I mentioned earlier, and a tutorial on how to access this information will be forthcoming via email.
One other thing I would like to mention here is service hours. In the past, we have asked for teens to participate in service projects both here at the parish and out in the community. Obviously with the ongoing pandemic, most of those opportunities are either non-existent or very restricted. Our hope is that things improve later on in the year and we are able to get back into some of those events and opportunities. In the meantime, we will continue to encourage service in a safe manner and publish opportunities as we become aware of them. In short, don’t worry about logging hours at this point.
2020-2021 Tentative Schedule:
(last updated 9/10/2020)
Session #1 (to be held in a virtual format)
Session #2 (to be held in a virtual format)
Session #3 (to be held in a virtual format)
December 4-6: Overnight Retreat at Redemptorist Retreat Center, Oconomowoc
January 24: Session #4 - 3:30-5:30pm, Holy Angels Church Hall
February 28: Session #5 - 3:30-5:30pm, Holy Angels Church Hall
Month of March: Interviews will take place by scheduled appointment
April 18: Practice for Confirmation Mass - 3:30-4:30pm, Holy Angels Church
(Sponsors are asked to attend. If sponsor is unable, one parent should attend in their place.)
April 22: Confirmation Mass at Holy Angels, 7:00 pm (students should arrive by 6:30 pm), Bishop Schuerman presiding
May 2: Session #6
Confirmation candidates, parents, and sponsors - access 2020-2021 forms here:
Start here --> Registration: https://bit.ly/2FmyafQ
Stay tuned for more forms soon!
Confirmation prep kicks off in the spring of students' sophomore year with sessions beginning in September of their junior year. Confirmation is celebrated during the spring of their junior year. For more information on preparing for Confirmation, please contact the Associate Director of Faith Formation, Brian Mase, at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370.
UPDATE as of 9/10/2020: As previously announced, we will be starting our year in a virtual format. This will include all sessions previously scheduled through November. In addition, we have pulled the previously released "tentative" schedule for session dates; if and when we are able to gather in-person later in the school year, we will publish a new high school schedule. The following is from a communication sent out via email on September 10; this is an overview of what to expect for at least the first part of the year:
While this year in Faith Formation will be unique in structure and approach, our main goals are: 1) to get to know who Jesus is and build up our individual relationships with Him; 2) to learn about our Catholic faith, what makes it unique and how we can live it out in today’s world; and 3) to foster community while building each other up. To help us do that, we will use a varied approach in instruction methods:
- Google Classroom: each small group will be enrolled in their own “Classroom” as a way to interact with each other, along with myself and our other adult leaders.
- Flipgrid: presented as a link within Google Classroom, this tool allows me and other adult leaders to record videos that we would typically present in our “large group” setting on Saturday mornings. In addition, this will allow students to interact with each other in small group in a fun yet supervised way.
- Google Meet: chances are you have attended one or several of these sessions in the last few months; this is the tool we will use to have our typical “small group” time with myself or another adult leader facilitating discussion. These sessions will be about 30 minutes or so in length, with the dates and times being determined by the majority of group members via Doodle poll.
By using Google Classroom, our learning and interactions will take place in a largely asynchronous format. This means that, aside from any small group check in dates and times that are agreed on by the group, there will not be any other specific dates or times to adhere to. Your teen can access the “large group” lesson within their Classroom whenever it is convenient for them to do so. Each Assignment within their Classroom will have instructions along with a due date for any required responses. More detailed instructions, the Classroom link that I mentioned earlier, and a tutorial on how to access this information will be forthcoming via email.
One other thing I would like to mention here is service hours. In the past, we have asked for teens to participate in service projects both here at the parish and out in the community. Obviously with the ongoing pandemic, most of those opportunities are either non-existent or very restricted. Our hope is that things improve later on in the year and we are able to get back into some of those events and opportunities. In the meantime, we will continue to encourage service in a safe manner and publish opportunities as we become aware of them. In short, don’t worry about logging hours at this point.
2020-2021 Tentative Schedule:
(last updated 9/10/2020)
Session #1 (to be held in a virtual format)
Session #2 (to be held in a virtual format)
Session #3 (to be held in a virtual format)
December 4-6: Overnight Retreat at Redemptorist Retreat Center, Oconomowoc
January 24: Session #4 - 3:30-5:30pm, Holy Angels Church Hall
February 28: Session #5 - 3:30-5:30pm, Holy Angels Church Hall
Month of March: Interviews will take place by scheduled appointment
April 18: Practice for Confirmation Mass - 3:30-4:30pm, Holy Angels Church
(Sponsors are asked to attend. If sponsor is unable, one parent should attend in their place.)
April 22: Confirmation Mass at Holy Angels, 7:00 pm (students should arrive by 6:30 pm), Bishop Schuerman presiding
May 2: Session #6
Confirmation candidates, parents, and sponsors - access 2020-2021 forms here:
Start here --> Registration: https://bit.ly/2FmyafQ
Stay tuned for more forms soon!
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Adult Confirmation
Are you an adult and would like to receive Confirmation? Please contact Deacon Mark Jansen at deaconmark@hawb.org or at 262-334-0140.
Are you an adult and would like to receive Confirmation? Please contact Deacon Mark Jansen at deaconmark@hawb.org or at 262-334-0140.