2027 Candidates — St. Patrick Catholic Parish

2027 Preparation Dashboard

Candidates in the 2027 group are beginning their preparation this Fall (2025) and are preparing to be confirmed in January 2027.

Announcements & Reminders:

We are so excited to welcome all of our new candidates on board this Fall to begin preparing for Confirmation! This dashboard is where you’ll find updates and resources needed during preparation. You will also receive periodic email updates with the same information.

Welcome to Confirmation Preparation!

First Steps for New Candidates:

Once you have registered your child for Confirmation Preparation, here are their next steps:

1. Discipleship Reflection Survey #1

Please ask your child to complete this survey by October 1. It takes about 10 minutes to do so and is available under “Forms and Resources” below.

2. Begin Participating in their Discipleship Commitment

Depending on what you selected during registration, your child’s Discipleship Commitment may be:

Young Church (Sundays from 6-8 PM, starts 9/21)
School Discipleship (Thursdays during religion class)
Sponsor Study (Click here for instructions)

3. Mark Your Calendar for Retreat, Nov. 8-9

Confirmation Retreat is on November 8-9 at Our Lady of the Fields in Brighton. This retreat is for all new candidates and any continuing candidates who were unable to attend last Fall. Please see the retreat information packet under “Forms and Resources” for Details.

We have 2 groups of candidates preparing for Confirmation at this time— this means it is important that you pay attention to the information for your child’s preparation group. The 2 groups are distinguised as follows:

-2027 Group: This is the preparation group of newly registered candidates who are beginning Confirmation preparation this Fall 2025. Candidates from this group who complete their preparation over the next 15 months will be confirmed in January 2027.

-2026 Group: Candidates who began preparing last school year and are finishing up their preparation before getting confirmed in January 2026.

Parents, please note:

Please also keep in mind that we have a mixture of grade levels in both of these groups, due to the fact that we do not require confirmation prep to be done during a specific grade. This means your child may have peers at school who are in a different stage of preparation if they began a year earlier/later than your child.

Recent Emails:

Can’t find an email? Worried that you missed one? Copies of any recent emails to the families of our 2027 Confirmation candidates can be found here:

View Recent Emails

Key Dates:

Coming Up:

October 1: Discipleship Reflection Survey #1 Due
November 8-9, 2025: Confirmation Retreat

Please check the Forms and Resources Section (below) for any instructions or forms necessary to complete these requirements. If you missed a due date, please proceed by having your child complete the missed item as soon as possible, and then continue on to the next requirement.

Key Dates are based on the 2027 Preparation Timeline.