High School Confirmation
"... Be Sealed With the Gifts of the Holy Spirit."
** registration FOR THE 2025-2026 YEAR WILL OPEN iN JULY **
What is confirmation?
"Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service."
-- from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
-- from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
TEEN CONFIRMATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- In the Diocese of Fresno, all teens must be 16 years old in order to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and have completed 2 years of formation.
- Confirmation at Holy Spirit will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 (for CII students)
- Classes take place on Sunday evenings, 1-2 times/month:
- Confirmation Year 2 (CII) class is 4:00pm to 5:30pm
- Confirmation Year 1 (CI) class is 6:00pm to 7:30pm
- Students must complete 15 service hours per year of formation (30 total), at least 2 of which must be in service to Holy Spirit Church.
- A retreat is a requirement, and no student will receive the Sacrament without attending a retreat.
- Mass attendance is required, but not tracked.
- Second year students must write their Letter of Intent to Msgr. McCormick and complete a Saint project.
- Attendance is required at a minimum of 50% of all scheduled Holy Hours each year.
- Participation in our Youth Group, while not mandatory, is encouraged.
- Comprehensive details are available in our Teen Confirmation Guidelines Booklet which will be available here in June.
TEEN CONFIRMATION Registration 2025-2026
** IMPORTANT INFORMATION **
2024-25 CI STUDENTS: CII registration will open on Tuesday, July 1st at 9:00am for all current 2024-2025 CI students. Online registration details will be sent to current CI families for priority registration. Registration will not be considered complete until all of the necessary information and payment has been submitted. If Baptism and First Communion certificates were submitted for the CI year, you will not need to resubmit them.
NEW CI STUDENTS and NEW CII STUDENTS: Registration for new Confirmation students, CI or CII, will open on Tuesday, July 15th at 9:00am. Again, teens will not be registered unless the entire online process has been completed, payment has been made and corresponding documents (Baptism, First Communion certificates, etc.) have been submitted.
SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL STUDENTS: Students who attend SJM are required to take just one year of Confirmation classes, the CII year (2nd year). Please be sure when signing up, that you/your student will make the minimum age requirement of 16 to be confirmed. Confirmation at Holy Spirit will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 (for CII students). Though the 2027 Confirmation date has not been published, it will likely be on/around Saturday, March 6th, 2027.
Please check back in June for teen Confirmation packets and updated calendars.
2024-25 CI STUDENTS: CII registration will open on Tuesday, July 1st at 9:00am for all current 2024-2025 CI students. Online registration details will be sent to current CI families for priority registration. Registration will not be considered complete until all of the necessary information and payment has been submitted. If Baptism and First Communion certificates were submitted for the CI year, you will not need to resubmit them.
NEW CI STUDENTS and NEW CII STUDENTS: Registration for new Confirmation students, CI or CII, will open on Tuesday, July 15th at 9:00am. Again, teens will not be registered unless the entire online process has been completed, payment has been made and corresponding documents (Baptism, First Communion certificates, etc.) have been submitted.
SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL STUDENTS: Students who attend SJM are required to take just one year of Confirmation classes, the CII year (2nd year). Please be sure when signing up, that you/your student will make the minimum age requirement of 16 to be confirmed. Confirmation at Holy Spirit will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 (for CII students). Though the 2027 Confirmation date has not been published, it will likely be on/around Saturday, March 6th, 2027.
Please check back in June for teen Confirmation packets and updated calendars.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
We encourage all Confirmation students to join our High School Youth Group. Youth Group meets twice a month on Wednesday evenings. More information can be found here. Check back in June for an updated 2025-2026 Youth Group Calendar.
If you have any questions, please call or email Jessie Wedam, Director of Youth Ministry, at
[email protected] or (559) 434-7701.
[email protected] or (559) 434-7701.
