Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

The Diocese of Portsmouth covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Isles and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire

Youth

Confirmation

Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
 
 
 
“The gift of the Holy Spirit which you are to receive will be a spiritual sign and seal to make you more like Christ and more perfect members of the Church”
 
The Rite of Confirmation
Confirmation is a key time for young people in their deepening relationship with Christ. It is a real opportunity to engage with young people and to walk with them on their faith journey.  
After Confirmation, they need to be drawn more fully into the life of the parish - this may be building on a ministry that the young person is already involved with or it may be something new. This will allow the faith of the young person to develop further.
Together with Monika Chmelova and Nicky Stevens, two of my colleagues in the Department who are Advisors for Catechesis, I am keen to know how Parishes and Pastoral Areas are working towards Confirmation with their young people.
  • What has worked well?
  • What can you share with other groups?
  • What did not work so well?
We want to be able to share what is going on in the Diocese so please, get in touch.
 
Link to Catechesis page, click here.

Resources

Documents

Rite of Confirmation in Mass (pdf)

Confirmation Scripture (pdf)

 

Powerpoint Presentations

Gifts of the Holy Spirit (4.5MB)

God's Covenant with His people (2.46MB)

The Confirmation Homily (3.13MB)

The Holy Spirit in Scripture (1MB)

 

Handouts

Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day 2008 (Word 54KB)

Useful websites (Word 42KB)

Useful Sites

Archdiocese of Baltimore

Articles from American Catholic

 

Renewing the Earth

Link to the CAFOD resources used on the day, click here.