Confirmation
Confirmation, together with Baptism and Eucharist, form the Sacraments of Initiation that are all intimately connected. In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ. The Sacrament of Confirmation confers special graces of the Holy Spirit upon the person being confirmed, just as such graces were granted to the Apostles on Pentecost. Like Baptism, therefore, it can only be performed once, and Confirmation increases and deepens all of the graces granted at Baptism.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church lists five effects of Confirmation:
- it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation [as sons of God] which makes us cry, "Abba! Father!";
- it unites us more firmly to Christ;
- it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us;
- it renders our bond with the Church more perfect;
- it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross.
For more information about Confirmation, please contact Jessica Plaspohl at 330-928-2173 or jplaspohl@saintjoe.org or Regina Rohan at rrohan@saintjoe.org.
YOUTH CONFIRMATION
If your child is 12 years old (or 7th Grade), are a registered family of St. Joseph Parish, and is a baptized Catholic, they will have an opportunity to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in late Fall.
Confirmation Class of 2026 Registration/Forms
Complete the
ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM.
Submit the following to the Pastoral Associate
• A Baptismal Certificate from your Church of Baptism (if not Baptized at St. Joseph Parish). Must be issued within the last 6 months.
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Candidate Packet
• $75.00 Materials Fee
ADULT CONFIRMATION
If you are a Catholic who previously received the Sacrament of Baptism and First Holy Communion but missed Confirmation as a teenager, consider joining us in preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation, along with Baptism & Eucharist.
If you are an adult who is seeking more information on how to become a member of the Catholic Church, or if you are unbaptized, please contact Jessica Plaspohl at jplaspohl@saintjoe.org.
