The Role of the Sponsor
Sponsors: All candidates are required to select someone who models an active, living Catholic faith to walk with them through this life journey of faith.
Candidates are asked to…
• Reflect on what you are really looking for in a sponsor?
o Your sponsor should be a person you consider a mature and dedicated member of the Church.
o He or she should be a person who can truly help you in many ways. The sponsor should be able to help you understand the teaching of Jesus and help you live out that teaching.
o A sponsor should be able to guide you and help you become familiar with your parish’s activities.
o A sponsor should not be afraid to point out bad habits and help you work at overcoming them. Therefore, the choice of a sponsor should be taken seriously. You should seek a person who not only can help you become a better Catholic, but also has the time to help you prepare for Confirmation.
• All sponsors have the responsibility to:
o Share examples of full, active participation in parish life.
o Be a good role model in a personal commitment to the Lord and the Church.
o Talk about and encourage participation in and encourage parish life.
o Discuss the Catholic faith.
o Share forms of prayer.
o Meet at least once with the candidate and keep in touch about class sessions and content, service projects, retreat and answer any questions that may come up during the process.
• Confirmation Sponsors must:
o First, be Baptized, be Confirmed, and have received the Eucharist in the Catholic faith. And if married, married in the Catholic Faith. And if single, not co-habitating.
They must show proof of these Sacraments by turning in their Sacramental certificates.
o Second, your sponsor has to be at least eighteen years old.
o Third, your sponsor needs to be a person of faith, that is, a practicing Catholic. Sponsor should be active in their faith and Christian life. Active participation means that the sponsor regularly
attends Mass and is involved in the life of their parish and – most importantly – their faith formation.
They must have their Pastor/Pastoral Coordinator sign off on their involvement at their parish.
o A Sponsor is preferably someone outside the immediate family.
Parents cannot serve as Confirmation sponsors per Canon Law.
Sponsors are asked to…
• Complete the Sponsor Information Form and is to be completed and returned on Saturday December 6th at the Parent/Sponsor Meeting.
YOU CAN FIND THE SPONSOR FORMS HERE
• Provide a copy of the Sacramental Certificates (Baptism, Confirmation and if married, Marriage in the Roman Catholic Church). The must be turned in along with your Sponsor Information Form.
o If the Sponsor was baptized and/or received the Sacrament of Eucharist at Patrick, please inform the Coordinator.
• Have one’s Pastor/Pastoral Coordinator sign the Sponsor Eligibility form.
Our next day of reflection in which parents and sponsors must attend WITH their teen is on Sunday March 6th. Starting with Mass at 5:30pm and ending at 9pm.
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