Students wishing to be presented for Confirmation must be baptized and registered in the parishes. They must have completed religious education for grades 1 through 10, and must attend sacramental preparation classes for Confirmation. This is in addition to their normal religious education.

PSR Transition to Seventh Grade Confirmation

In December 2024, Bishop Duca announced his decision to move the age of Confirmation from 11th Grade to 7th Grade. “Our children are experiencing a culture which, at times, is hostile to our faith. Through social media of all forms, young people are confronted at a surprisingly younger age with challenges to their Catholic faith and morals. Given this new reality, I believe it is time to lower the age of Confirmation to give our children the full grace of the Sacrament of Confirmation at an earlier age to meet these challenges.” -Bishop Duca. 

Moving forward, you may see other churches use different approaches to implement these changes. Based on our parishes’ needs and the resources available to us, we felt the following plan was the best way to implement these changes beginning in the 2025-26 PSR year. For clarity, classes are referred to using their high school graduation year as follows:

Current 10th grade students - Class of 2029 ----- Current 9th grade students - Class of 2030

Current 8th grade students - Class of 2031 ---- Current 7th grade students - Class of 2032

Current 6th grade students - Class of 2033 ---- Current 5th grade students - Class of 2034

How will this look for our cluster?

Currently, students must be enrolled in and faithfully attend PSR all years prior to receiving the sacrament of Confirmation. Going forward, students who will receive Confirmation in 7th grade, must attend PSR all years (3rd-6th) between First Communion and Confirmation.

PSR Year 2026-27: Class of 2029 will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday, January 26, 2027 and Class of 2030 will receive the sacrament on Monday, May 10, 2027. Both will be held at St. Joseph in Paulina at 6:00 pm.

PSR Year 2027- 28: Class of 2031, 2032, 2033 will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on a date s TBD.

PSR Year 2028- 29 and beyond: 7th grade students will receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

*Students currently enrolled in Catholic school who will make Confirmation in our cluster will follow this same

Students will find more information here.



Adults(18 yrs and older) - Please contact Mrs. Harriet Melancon for information at (225)206-7033