Welcome!
Grow in your relationship with Christ as you prepare to be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit
Preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation brings you into full communion with God's people. Confirmation is the third sacrament of initiation in the Roman Catholic Church. Children who have been baptized in the Eastern rite Catholic Church are eligible to receive a blessing.
God has many graces planned for you and your family during this season of preparation. Together, we will discover the great gift and power of God's Holy Spirit living in you. This sacrament unleashed all the gifts you need to live a purposeful life as a disciple of Jesus Christ. If you draw on God's presence in you, you will have the knowledge, wisdom, understanding, right judgement, courage, piety, and awe to worship and serve God and love others.
Please take a moment to register your child for this year's preparation experience:
Preparation for the sacrament involves 8 in-person sessions on the following dates:
- Thursday, December 3rd
- Thursday, December 17th
- Thursday, January 7th
- Thursday, January 21st
- Thursday, February 4th
- Thursday, February 18th
- Thursday, March 4th
- Thursday, April 1st
- Thursday, April 15th will be reserved as a back-up date in the event of a snow day in an earlier session.
Sessions will be 1.5 hours in length from 6:00-7:30pm.
Registration Period
Registration is open from October 3, 2026 to October 25, 2026. Please note that Registration, Baptism Cerfiticate, and Payment must be received by October 25, 2026. Registration extensions will not be granted.
Once you are registered, you will receive a communication in November with details regarding schedules, expectations, and other details. The dates for Confirmation Masses will be assigned in early 2027.
Fr. Frank and I look forward to accompanying your family on this journey of faith. May your family experience an outpouring of the Holy Spirit as we begin this season together.
Pamela Clerigo
Youth Minister, St. Patrick's Parish Markham
youthministry@stpatrick.on.ca