Program Information
We meet on Sundays from 9:30am to 10:45am in the High School Room in the St. Mary's Youth Center
Lesson Schedule:
Lesson 1: 09/10/2023 Why am I here? (An Introduction to Chosen)
Lesson 2: 09/17/2023 What makes me happy? (Discovering God as the Source)
Lesson 3: 09/24/2023 What’s your story, God? (A Look at Salvation History)
Lesson 4: 10/08/2023 How do I know God is real? (Understanding Divine Revelation)
Lesson 5: 10/22/2023 Who is Jesus? (The Person and Mission of Christ)
Lesson 6: 10/29/2023 Why be Catholic? (Discovering the Church Jesus Founded)
Lesson 7: 11/05/2023 Where am I going? (A Look at the Four Last Things)
Lesson 8: 11/12/2023 How do I get there? (The Power and Purpose of the Sacraments)
Lesson 9: 12/03/2023 When did my journey begin? (Baptism, Your Initiation into God’s Family)
Lesson 10: 12/10/2023 Why tell my sins to a priest? (The Healing Power of Confession)
Lesson 11: 12/17/2023 How does God help when it hurts? (Anointing of the Sick and Redemptive Suffering)
Lesson 12: 2024TBD Who is the Holy Spirit? (Meeting the Third Person of the Trinity)
Lesson 13: 2024TBD What does the Holy Spirit do for me? (Gifts for the Journey)
Lesson 14: 2024TBD Why have I been chosen? (Sealed and Sent in Confirmation)
Lesson 15: 2024TBD Why do I have to go to Mass? (Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist)
Lesson 16: 2024TBD What does it mean to say “I do”? (Marriage, a Sign of God’s Love)
Lesson 17: 2024TBD Who’s calling? (Holy Orders and Vocational Discernment)
Lesson 18: 2024TBD Are you talking to me? (Getting to Know God Through Prayer)
Lesson 19: 2024TBD Who is Mary? (Meeting the Mother of God – and Your Heavenly Family)
Lesson 20: 2024TBD What would Jesus do? (The Beatitudes as a Path to True Happiness)
Lesson 21: 2024TBD Do I have what it takes? (Building Virtue – Your Spiritual Workout)
Lesson 22: 2024TBD Why wait? (God’s Plan for Love and Sex)
Lesson 23: 2024TBD How do I build the kingdom? (Saying Yes to the Mission of Christ and His Church)
Lesson 24: 2024TBD Where do I go from here? (The Journey Continues)
Choosing a Sponsor: (Due 12/03/2023)
Your sponsor is a huge part of this incredible process. They should be someone that beautifully represents the Catholic faith to you, and someone that you would like to model your life after. Your sponsor will journey alongside you answering questions, accompanying you as a disciple and witnessing to the deep love of Christ.
A sponsor must have these qualifications:
be a Catholic who is at least 16 years old
have received the Sacrament of Confirmation
be a person who “leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on"
not be a parent of the candidate
In short, a sponsor should be a fully initiated Catholic who is faithful to Christ and his Church.
Confirmation Mass: (Sunday, May 26, 2024 @ 11:00AM)
Bishop Anthony Taylor will be at St. Mary's for the Confirmation Mass.