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Confirmation
- ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE
  THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
- This year at St. Mary Star of the Sea, we will be using Hopestone's "The Mark" online preparation program.
How to Register:
- Expectations for registration are:
  
  Be registered, practicing members of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish.
  
  Complete the Sacramental Preparation Form via Google Forms: https://forms.gle/cUFBbQzqLcLZMSax5
  
  In the Google Form, please upload a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate
  
  There is a registration fee of $50. Upon completion of the form and submission of the baptismal certificate, please place the registration fee in a sealed envelope addressed to “First Reconciliation/First Communion” and drop it in the mail slot at the parish office. In the envelope please include your child’s name.
  
  If you prefer to submit a hardcopy of the registration form and your child’s baptismal certificate to the parish office, please let Adriene know at aadona@archtoronto.org.
  
  The completed registration package (Google form, baptismal certificate, and the registration fee) must be submitted by Thursday, January 14, 2021 in order for your child to be registered.
  
  Below you will find buttons to access the Google Forms Registration Form, Parents Information Package, Students Information Package as well as Hopestone's website.
- REGISTRATION FORM
- Parents Information Package
- Students Information Package
- HopeStone
About the Mark
- HopeStone, a Catholic lay organization wanted to give parishes, schools and families an opportunity to journey through Confirmation Preparation in an interesting, easy to understand and family friendly experience.
  
  There are 6 sessions within this program.
  
  Each session will begin with a prayer, followed by a talk regarding an aspect of Confirmation and then finished with a personal testimony.
  
  Each session will have 3 questions that are meant for submitting, which your parish leaders will receive.
  
  Session should take approximately 20-30minutes.
  
  Below is a short summary about the program:
  
  Session 1 - "The One"
  
    - Who is God, where did He come from and was He created?
  
  Session 2 - "The Holy"
  
    - Who is Jesus, where and why did He come? Why did He have to die?
  
  Session 3 - "The Catholic"
  
    - The Holy Spirit and how the church was established.
  
  Session 4 - "The Apostolic"
  
  - Who are the Apostles were and why they were important?
  
  - Along with information about Pentecost.
  
  Session 5 - "The Church"
  
  - What is the church? What does it mean to be a part of the church?
  
  Session 6 - "The Mark"
  
  - What does Confirmation mean for your soul?
  
  - How and why is it important in your life?
  
  Thank you for being apart of this Confirmation Preparation. We truly hope and pray that it was fruitful. For more information about our Ministry visit  or follow us on Social Media @hopestonecf
  
  God bless!
  
  Peter, Stacey and the HopeStone Team
Preparation Outline and Timeline
- We have designed the timeline so that the Confirmandi will have at least one week to complete each session. After 3 sessions, there will be a virtual follow up meeting with Adriene to unpack and discuss how the sessions went. During the virtual follow ups, Adriene may assign smaller tasks to the Confirmandi to complete. At the end of the preparation period, HopeStone offers an interactive virtual retreat in which the Confirmandi are required to attend.
- LEGEND
  
  The PINK blocks are IMPORTANT DATES
  
  The YELLOW blocks are SUGGESTED DATES of what session to work on per week
  
  The RED blocks are BREAKS in the schedule due to holidays or Holy Week.
  
  Click here to see this calendar in a chart format in PDF
  
  Confirmandi Printable Calendar
- Preparation and Celebration Timeline

ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?