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CHOSEN! Teen Confirmation Program
Welcome to Chosen! We are happy to serve you and your family as you seek a closer relationship with Jesus. Our program contains the following five elements:
- Award Winning Catechesis Programs through Ascension Press
- Connect and Cristeros nights
- One-on-One Spiritual Direction
- Service Opportunities based on the Corporal & Spiritual Works of Mercy
- Inspiring Retreats
For their catechesis requirement, candidates complete three excellent courses. At the beginning of your journey, you will meet with a Chosen team member to map out a plan to complete the requirements over the course of aproximately two years. Teens are currently required to complete the following:
- Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed (6 sessions)
- Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation (11 sessions)
- YOU!: The Theology of the Body for Teens (11 sessions)
Candidates also participate in at least eight of our youth Connect nights or Cristeros nights.
Learn about Connect and Cristeros by visiting: https://www.holynameym.org/ or click on the schedules below.
These requirements, combined with retreats, service and one-on-one spiritual direction make for an excellent foundation for forming life-long Catholics.
Teens should begin in 9th or 10th grade. The Diocesan policy is that a teen must be at least 16 years old by April 1st in the year they are to be Confirmed. Confirmation takes place in May each year. A teen can finish the requirements in two years.
Teens attending a Catholic High School participate in Chosen & You: Life, Love & the Theology of the Body course; participate in a weekend retreat; attend 5 teen Connect nights; complete the service requirement and meet with the coordinator for one-on-one spiritual direction. This should take one academic year to complete. You may not enroll in the winter session and expect to be Confirmed that same year. You must submit a registration form at least by September 1st the year prior if you wish to take You in the winter session. This will allow you the full academic year to complete all of the requirements.
Teens who have not been baptized will complete Altaration, Chosen and YOU! as well as participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (adapted for teens).
Teens who are baptized but who have not received First Eucharist will also participate in all three catechetical programs as well as Connect nights, service, spiritual direction and retreats. In their second year, they will meet with Karen Grozak for preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist.
Cost of our Programs: $80 per catechesis course ($240 total). Retreat fees are billed separately through the Office of Youth Ministry. Weekend retreat is currently $125. NET retreat is $30.For more information, contact Mathew Troy, (909) 793-2469 ext.131, mtroy@sbdiocese.org. You may also text him at 909-528-0704. -
Chosen! Catechesis Program Links
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2019-2020 Chosen! Schedules and Information
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Calendar
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Friday, December 4Join us every 1st and 3rd (and 5th if applicable) Friday of the month on ZOOM from 7:00pm to 8:00pm for Cristeros Hispanic High School Ministry led by Carlos Gonzalez and Genesis MunozRead More
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Wednesday, December 9Join us every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month for Connect on ZOOM from 7:00pm to 8:00pm led by Isaac McElroy and Alejandra Garcia.Read More
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Friday, December 18Join us every 1st and 3rd (and 5th if applicable) Friday of the month on ZOOM from 7:00pm to 8:00pm for Cristeros Hispanic High School Ministry led by Carlos Gonzalez and Genesis MunozRead More
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Contact Us
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Mat Troymtroysbdiocese.orgDirector of the Office of Young Catholics -
Carlos Uribecuribesbdiocese.orgConfirmation Assistant (habla español) -
Teresa Roquettroquetsbdiocese.orgYouth Ministry Assistant
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This is a year like no other!
This year has taken us by storm and our parish staff has been working day in and day out to make sure our parish community is still being served to the best of our ability. In the midst of everything going on in our world, know that we are constantly praying for you, and we hope that you are praying for us as we figure out how to spread the Gospel Message via Zoom, FaceBook and Youtube.
The fall semester will be a hybrid of online and in-person meetings. Details are being ironed out now and will be available by the end of July.
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we're hiring
Our Office of Young Catholics is looking to hire a part time bilingual Administrative Assistant to assist with the day to day operations for all programinig Junior High through Young Adult including the Chosen Teen Confirmation Program. Click HERE for more details, and please send your cover letter and resume to mtroy@sbdiocese.org. God Bless.
Nuestra Oficina de Jóvenes Católicos está buscando contratar un Asistente Administrativo bilingüe de medio tiempo para ayudar con las operaciones diarias de todos los programas, desde los de secundaria hasta los de Jóvenes Adultos, incluyendo el Programa de confirmación de Jóvenes CHOSEN. Has clic Aquí para más detalles, Dios te Bendiga. -
confirmation photos
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August 6, 2020
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August 5, 2020
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August 4, 2020
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August 3, 2020
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Listen to Holy Name teens share their journey towards Confirmation in this inspiring video.
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