Confirmation Preparation

Youth Confirmation Coordinator

Coordinador para la Confirmación Juvenil:

Fr. Carlos Orozco,  youthconfirmation@stlouise.org, 425-425-214-5462

Here are the links to register for a confirmation mass. Please select the option that best suits your schedule. If that selected mass is full, simply try another. Thank you!

(Adjunto están los vínculos para regístrate para una de las misas de confirmación. Favor de inscribirte para la fecha que mejor funcione para ti. Si esa fecha ya esta llena y no disponible, simplemente escoge otra. ¡Gracias!)

Sunday July 19 at 6pm: https://0719confirm.app.rsvpify.com/
Sunday August 9 at 6pm: https://0809confirm.app.rsvpify.com/
Sunday August 16 at 6pm: https://0816confirm.app.rsvpify.com/
Sunday August 30 at 6pm: https://0830confirm.rsvpify.com
 

We did it! Please register for our final youth confirmation preparation session this evening:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jul 16, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: July 16 – Final Youth Confirmation Meeting
 
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LAMq_3w6Q2GgHgkIdihu-w
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
 
It will be a time to recap our time together, go into the rite of confirmation, talk more about what Sunday will look like, and celebrate this next phase of your spiritual journeys.
Note regarding the day of your confirmation mass:

• Since we need to limit our time gathered, there is no need to come early for rehearsal.
• Please arrive at 5:40pm on the day of your confirmation mass, no earlier than that. You will be seated immediately upon arriving.
• Registration for that mass will close on the Friday leading to that weekend. This means that registration for this upcoming Sunday’s mass closes tomorrow.
• Once registration closes, I will send out an email to all those who registered with the links to access the livestreamed mass which you can share with extended family and friends who cannot be there physically.

• Ya que necesitamos limitar el tiempo juntos, no es necesario venir temprano para practicar.
• Llega a la parroquia a las 5:40pm el domingo en cual te registraste, pero no mas temprano que eso. En cuanto llegues, un voluntario te llevara a tu asiento.
• Las registraciones se cerraran el viernes del fin de semana de la misa. Esto quiere decir que los que están anotados para la misa de este domingo, mañana se cierra la registración.
• El sábado del fin de semana de tu confirmación enviare los vínculos a todos los registrados donde se estarán transmitiendo las misas en vivo para que lo puedan compartir con familia y amigos que no puedan estar presentes.

¡Nos vemos en línea esta tarde!  
 
P. Carlos

Hello Confirmation Candidates,
My apologies it took a while to get the last session and assignment to you, Zoom was giving us issues making the recorded webinar available.
Two IMPORTANT assignments:

1. The assignment for our last class can be found here.
   1. If you were unable to join us, you can view that session here: https://youtu.be/t9H6eCz2SWk
   2. Email your completed assignment to youthconfirmation@stlouise.org by Friday July 17.
2. Regarding the Sponsor session
   1. Instead of having a live webinar, please watch this video and forward it to your sponsor so they can watch this video as well. It’s a little brief refresher on the sacrament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-FLo7bcTE (if your sponsor is Spanish speaking only, follow the video link in the Spanish message below)
   2. Once you both have watched the video, please ask your sponsor the questions in the questionnaire (little interview) which can be found here.
   3. Email your completed questionnaire 1 week prior to your confirmation mass (for those signed up for July 19, send it in by Friday.
   4. (yes, this means you can forget about the July 15 Sponsor/Candidate evening on the schedule, just do the above instead in your own time).

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Candidatos de Confirmación,
Disculpa me tomo tanto tiempo mandarte la tarea de la ultima clase, Zoom no nos dejaba descargar el video.
Aquí hay dos trabajos importantes:

1. La tarea de la última clase se puede encontrar aqui.
   1. Si no tuviste oportunidad de ver la clase, puedes verla aquí: https://youtu.be/t9H6eCz2SWk
   1. Completa la terea y envíala a youthconfirmation@stlouise.org para el viernes 17 de julio.
2. La reunión con el padrino/madrina
   1. En lugar de tener una sesión en vivo, por favor ve estos dos videos, y mándale los links a tu padrino o madrina para que lo vea también. Son cortos videos acerca del sacramento: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wdBAUm9Nno
3. 2. Ya que ambos lo vean, entrevista a tu padrino/madrina con estas dos preguntas que están en el documento que puedes descargar aqui.
   3. Mándame las respuestas de tu entrevista mas tardar una semana antes de tu misa de confirmación (si estas apuntado para la misa del 19 de julio, envíalo para este viernes).
   4. (si, esto quiere decir que puedes olvidar la reunión programada para el viernes 17 de julio de candidato y padrino/madrina, solo has el trabajo de arriba en tu propio tiempo).

Due to the many emails regarding conflicts with the confirmation mass dates assigned to some of the groups, we will be doing this differently:
Each candidate/family will be able to sign up for a mass date that best works for them on a first come basis.
How?

1. In the next few days, I will send the registration links for all four masses (I will send a text notification ahead of time the day those links will be out so you can keep an eye out). You will then click on the registration link for your preferred date, and register the candidate along with the 3-4 individuals who join them for the mass.
2. If you do not have a conflict with the date originally assigned to your group, sign up for that mass. If you have a conflict, sign up for any other day that best works for you.
3. NOTE: The registration will automatically close when it has reached the maximum amount of people allowed. If your preferred date is no longer available, please select another date that works for you.
4. Graduated seniors and juniors still have priority over the July 19 date. If you are not a junior or senior, refrain from signing up on July 19 unless no other date works for you.
5. Details on dress code and logistics for the mass will come later.
6. If you have not yet turn in your sponsor information form, do so ASAP.

Confession days will also be made available through the months before your confirmation mass. I’ll send those dates along with the links.
We’ll work through this!
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Debido a los conflictos que varias personas tienen con las fechas para las misas de confirmación asignadas a los grupos, hemos decidido hacer esto de otra manera:
Cada candidato/familia tendrá la oportunidad de inscribirse para la misa en la fecha que mejor funciones para ustedes.
¿Como?

1. En los siguientes días, mandare los vínculos de inscripción para cada una de las cuatro misas disponibles. Podrás hacer clic en el vinculo para la misa preferida, y ahí registrar al candidato junto con las 3-4 personas le acompañaran en la misa.
2. Si no tienes conflicto con la fecha que se te dio originalmente, favor de inscribirte para esa fecha. Si tienes conflicto, favor de escoger cualquier otra fecha que mejor funcione para ti.
3. NOTA: La inscripción automáticamente se cerrará cuando llegue al número máximo de personas permitidas. Si tu fecha preferida ya no esta disponible, simplemente escoge otra que funciones para ti.
4. Los jóvenes que acaban de graduarse del 12 grado y los de 11 grado aún tienen prioridad para la misa de julio 19. Si no perteneces a esos grupos, procura no apuntarte para esa misa al menos que no haya otra que funcione para ti.
5. Detalles de que ropa usar y logísticas de la misa se les dará después.
6. Si aun no as entregado tu formulario con la información del padrino, entrégamela los mas antes posible.  

Fechas para confesiones también estarán disponibles. Las enviare esas fechas cuando envié los vínculos de inscripción para las misas.

Dear Confirmation Candidates and Parents,
 
Thank you for your patience as we maneuver through the constant changes. We have a final plan set for confirmation! Here is what you need to know:
 
Due to COVID, the bishop has given all pastors of the Archdiocese faculties to administer the sacrament. This means that instead of waiting for October for a mass with the bishop, we will be doing confirmations earlier with Fr. Gary as the minister of the sacrament. What does this mean?
 
1. We have two more classes to complete our program (see schedule below), along with a session with the candidate and sponsor (there is an English and Spanish session option). All of these will be done online.
2. For the confirmation mass, see update above on how to register.
3. To maintain a small group, each candidate is allowed to have up to 4 guests (not including themselves) who can be present at the confirmation mass. It will also be livestreamed for family, friends, and sponsors who cannot attend. Including all volunteers, there will be no more than 200 people gathered as required by the state.
 Note: Our smaller gatherings will ensure we follow proper health guidelines regarding distance, face covering, and minimize the time we are together. Safety is a priority and we will ensure all of you experience the sacrament in a reverent and safe manner. If a family member or sponsor does not feel safe or is immunocompromised, we ask that they join the candidate via livestream.
 
Schedule going forward:

 
Se que tendrán preguntas. Siendo así, pueden enviarlas por email y haré una lista de preguntas y respuestas. Más detalles por venir.
 
Bendiciones,
Padre Carlos