Confirmation

• Options Include:
  • NET Ministries Retreat here at St. Peter's Church.
    • Saturday, December 4 from 9 am-4 pm. 
    • CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
  • Extreme Faith Camp (EFC) in the summer. Our parish will attend in July 2022. 
    • More information coming soon! This counts as a retreat even after Confirmation (i.e. if you are confirmed in April, you may attend EFC in the summer). For current information and registration, visit our Extreme Faith Camp webpage here!
  • NET Retreat options in West St. Paul available at www.netministries.org/confirmation
  • NET Virtual Retreats in February (Scroll down on page)
  • For all other retreats, please contact our Confirmation Office for approval at 651-982-2223

Complete During Year 2:

• Baptismal certificate submitted to Parish Office - Complete by 12/1/2021
  • If you completed your Baptism and First Communion at St. Peter's, we already have your Baptismal certificate on file.
• Choose a Sponsor
  • Sponsor should be a practicing Catholic, Confirmed, and willing to journey with you during your preparation.
• Choose a Confirmation Saint - Saint information can also be found online at usccb.org
• Interview Assignments
  • See calendar below for dates. Information and interviews will be emailed and sent home with students.
    • 2 interviews with your parent(s)
    • 2 interviews with your sponsor
• Confirmation interview with Fr. Bodin or Fr. Hedman - Spring 2022
  • Interview sign up slots will be available closer to spring 2022
  • Review & Study Guide for interview with Father

• St. Andrews Family Shelter | 14383 Forest Blvd Hugo, MN | 651-762-9124 | https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org   

• Family Pathways | 935 Lake St. Forest Lake, MN | 651-464-4713 | https://www.familypathways.org  

• Community Helping Hands | 408 SW 15^th St. Forest Lake, MN | 651-464-0061 | https://communityhelpinghand.org 

• Forest Lake Goodwill | 197 19^th St. SW Forest Lake, MN | 651-464-4003 

• Sharing and Caring | 525 N. 7^th St. Minneapolis, MN | 612-336-4640 | www.info@sharingandcaringhands.org   

• Mary’s Place | 401 N 7^th St. | 612-338-4855 | www.info@sharingandcaringhands.org  

• Little Sisters of the Poor | 330 Exchange St. St. Paul, MN | 651-227-0336 | https://littlesistersofthepoorstpaul.org

• Loaves and Fishes | Various locations | https://www.loavesandfishesmn.org   

• Feed My Starving Children | 401 93^rd Ave. NW  Coon Rapids, MN | 763-504-2919 | https://www.fmsc.org 

• Womens Day Retreat | At St. Peter’s | Help with set up, serving, and clean up | Lisa Engstrom is the contact at lengstrom@stpeterfl.org | 651-982-2229 | November 27, 2021 

• ​​​​​​​Agape Day Event | At St. Peter’s | Help with set up, serving, and clean up | Lisa Engstrom is the contact at lengstrom@stpeterfl.org | 651 982-2229 | February 2022 TBD

• ​​​​​​​St. Peter School Carnival | At St. Peter’s | Friday, February 4, 2022 | late afternoon | Help with set up and games | Kathy Craig  is the contact at 651-982-2216 or kcraig@school.stpeterfl.org 

• ​​​​​​​St. Peter School Golden Gala | At St. Peter’s | late afternoon | April 29, 2022 | Help with set up | Karen Anderson is the contact at 651-982-2215 or kanderson@school.stpeterfl.org   

Attendance to class is essential for the completion of the Confirmation Program. Acceptable absences include illness and family emergencies. Parents, report absences in advance of class to the Confirmation Coordinator. Please give reason for the absence. 

Students will be given a makeup assignment for missed classes, sent to their parent's via email by the day following the missed class. This will include a note sheet from the class presentation or a link to a video presentation. With this content, there will be reflection questions. The students will be asked to turn in the reflection question responses the following class.