Happy Monday, friends!

I hope that all is well and that you all have had a really beautiful and amazing Summer! I can't believe today was some of y'alls first day of high school.

We had a ton of fun these last few months of Summer, but we are even more stoked for all the cool things to come with the start of the academic year. Please know how thankful I am for every single one of you and how incredibly loved you all are.

God is doing amazing things through you and with you, and it is wonderful to be able to welcome you into our STOCYM family. 2022 still has some great things ahead and we cannot wait to get into them with all of y'all!

One of those great things coming up this year is your student continuing their spiritual journey with us as they start their Confirmation journey. We are so stoked to walk with them as they prepare to receive this final Sacrament of Initiation, and welcome them fully into the Catholic Church.

Please SPREAD THE WORD to any and all rising 9th Graders from the area/school/previous Faith Formation classes.  The more the merrier and we don't want anyone to fall behind!

We will get our classes started in the middle of September, but it is time to get your teen registered. Please see below for all the information you will need to get all signed up.

STOCYM CONFIRMATION ELIGIBILITY

Our STOCYM Confirmation program is an awesome, two year program that will walk with students as they come together in large and small group community to learn more about our Catholic faith, how the Holy Spirit is moving through them, and give them the tools they will need to continue to grow in faith for the rest of their lives.

I want to make sure that we are all on the same page, and clarify some changes we made to the program a few years back, so that your student can have the best experience possible.

In the past, students entering the ninth grade at a Catholic school were eligible to opt out of the first year of our preparation program.  However, we changed this standard in 2019 and still ask all ninth graders (Catholic and Public school) to enroll in the first year of the program, participating fully in the two years of the program.

The diocese really wants all parishes to have the same standards when it comes to Confirmation, and we are doing our best to align ourselves with those standards in order to best serve the future of our faith. Not only this, but we believe that this change will enhance and make the community the kids experience in our preparation that much stronger.  

I can guarantee that your students will not only receive incredible supplemental knowledge about the faith that will help them in their school work, as well as essential catechesis not offered in those school classes, but they will also have a wonderful experience and chance to meet and grow within our larger community in an engaging and fun way.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at any of the channels below.

STOCYM CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION

SIGN UPS FOR "YEAR ONE" CONFIRMATION ARE NOW OPEN. CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM!

The "Year One" Confirmation Class will meet Sundays from 4:00 – 5:30 PM! We will meet between 13 - 15 times throughout the academic year (roughly every other week). I will send out a complete schedule of the year ahead as soon as I am able.

We will talk more specifically about what the year will look like and all the requirements of the program at our mandatory Parent Meeting on Sunday, August 28th at 7:00 PM. At this meeting we will go over all the information you will need for the Confirmation year ahead - you will not want to miss it.

The fee for the "Year One" Program is $175. 

You can pay by check or online. CHECKS can be made payable to "St. Therese of Carmel" or pay ONLINE by clicking here.

When paying online, make sure that you are signed-in through Vanco! If your name is different then your family name/student name - please shoot us an Email so we know to connect the payments.

For more information about the Confirmation program, click the button below: