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Good evening. 48 hours from now, our retreat will be starting. I want to share information with you as a reminder what, when, why how etc.

When to Arrive: Friday 2/27 between 7:00 & 7:30 pm

Where to Arrive:

St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center

1440 W Division Rd

Tipton, IN. 46072

We ask that the Confirmandi get dropped off and picked up. They are not to drive up on their own. There are many people driving up to St. Joseph’s, so please coordinate carpooling up and back.

Please see this attachment of what to bring and not to bring

Pick up: Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 1:00pm PROMPT. Your child will be ready for you to pick them. No need to come inside, we will have a pick up line for them to come out to you in the back of the building.

They will be tired yet filled with the Holy Spirit. Please let me know if you have any questions.

God bless you and your family,

Jason

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Parents & Teens

Thank you for taking time to spend time this evening growing in your faith.  Our next meeting dates are December 16 & 17.  Please remember to get your saint name to us by December 12.

Don't forget about our Padlet Page (https://padlet.com/confirmation3/confirmation-25-26-u68n9su6uqm7kw1y)

Here you will find the Google Forms to fill out who will be your saint, your confirmation sponsor information, meeting dates, and so much more related to our Confirmation Program.

This is a great resource to help along your Advent journey.  https://smgonline.org/advent-bundle-1

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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Dear Confirmation Families,

Hello my friends. We look forward to seeing you this Tuesday and Wednesday for our monthly meetings, where we will discuss our next topic: "Who is Jesus?"

Please review the attached PDF, which contains current records for service hours, Saint names, and sponsor information.

Sponsor and Saint Information

The deadline for selecting sponsors and Saints was December 12. Currently, 45 of our 66 candidates have not yet submitted parts or all of this information. We require the following three items for each student:

Saint Name

Sponsor’s First and Last Name

Sponsor’s Email Address

Please check the attached PDF and, if your information is missing, submit it as soon as possible.

Service Hours
We are almost at the midpoint of our program (meeting 6 of 12). Current records show that over half of the group has logged six hours or fewer. We encourage students to remain proactive with their service and youth ministry hours to avoid a backlog as the final deadline approaches.

Resources & Upcoming Events

Program Portal: Please visit our Padlet Page for all essential forms and information. https://padlet.com/confirmation3/confirmation-25-26-u68n9su6uqm7kw1y

Retreat: Registration details for the Confirmation Retreat will be sent later this week.

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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2/9/26 - February Confirmation Meetings this week

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2/9/26 - February Confirmation Meetings this week

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Confirmation Meetings this week. Looking forward to spending time in the Beatitudes. We will relate it practically to your life.

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Good afternoon.

Our monthly Confirmation meetings are this Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 to 9pm.  Our subject is the Eucharist.  Attached is the updated document for collected service hours, saint names, and sponsors.  Please contact Emily Vizard if you have any questions about this spreadsheet.  Please check our padlet page out.  It has so many answers to questions you may have.

If you don't see on the spreadsheet your saint or sponsor, you probably need to fill out the google forms.  The links to these Google forms can also be found on the padlet page under the YEAR LONG INFORMATION section.

https://padlet.com/confirmation3/confirmation-25-26-u68n9su6uqm7kw1y

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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Good Afternoon. Reminder we have our classes this coming Tuesday and Wednesday 11/18 & 11/19. Our meeting topic is on the Eucharist. We will discuss the importance of the Eucharist to our faith and some of the Eucharistic Miracles that have been approved by the Church. One of the Catholic Church's most recent canonized Saints is Carlo Acutis. St. Carlo at age 11 began creating a website documenting all of the Eucharistic Miracles throughout the world. You can find out about all of this amazing miracles at the website he created. www.miracolieucaristici.org

I will send another message to you on Sunday evening with the updated spreadsheet.

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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Good evening. We are once again meeting this week. Our lesson is about Mary and the Saints. Please review the questions we asked two weeks ago.

Here is the updated data for service hours, Saint names and many other things.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gAtGQG92MXg1jZ9AzJyfN8RCKXT7sczb/view?usp=drivesdk

Please contact Emily Vizard with any questions regarding the information on the pdf.

God votes you and your family,

Jason

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10/25 Confirmation 2025-26 - Sunday Sendout.pdf

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Good evening my friends.  Our monthly meetings will occur October 28 & 29.  This month’s topic will cover Mary and the Saints.  This is the ideal time to consider who you will choose to be your Confirmation Saint. If you already know who you would like your saint to be, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/7u7grb1XLpbUpfKR9

We will discuss the importance of the saints in our faith and life.  How they can help and inspire us to be the best version of ourselves. As you are going through the next couple of weeks on Fall Break, ask yourself who would be your top 5 saints of all time?

Homework Time!!!

Parents ask your kids these questions

If you were to choose your Confirmation Saint today, who and why would you choose them?

Who are your top 5 favorite saints and why?

Kids: Ask your parents these questions.

If you were confirmed, Who and why did you choose as your Confirmation Saint?

If  you had to choose your saint now, who would you choose?

If you would chose a different saint, who might you choose and why?

Who are your top 5 favorite saints and why?

Most information you will need Confirmation related, can be found on this Padlet website. https://padlet.com/confirmation3/confirmation-25-26-u68n9su6uqm7kw1y

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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Good evening my friends.  This week begins our monthly meetings for Confirmation preparation. We will begin meeting  in our regular rooms and with our groups this month. Jason Hemmerling will be inside door 6 directing students to their proper classroom.  We will meet in the classroom from 7 to 8:30 and then finish our meeting in the church at 9:00 pm.  Students can be picked up at 9 pm from the main church.

Our topic this month is on prayer.  We will share several ideas on how to pray, why we pray, and how we can use prayer in very practical ways.

Before you get to the meeting on Tuesday/Wednesday, please spend 5 or 10 minutes discussing these questions: What is your favorite place to pray? What is your favorite way to pray? How often do you pray? Do you have a daily prayer routine?  What are some of your favorite prayers?

I have attached a link to the monthly  pdf that will  inform parents of the progress of their student regarding the required information, service hours, selection of his or her Conformation Saint and Confirmation Sponsor, and monthly meeting attendance.  For privacy purposes, students were given a number (red folder label) to represent them so that only your family will know these particulars for your child.  The pdf will be a spreadsheet with their number in place of their name.  This will allow parents and students to track their progress in a safe and easy way. Of course, you may always email Emily Vizard or I with questions.

Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j07yL6_3WiOAuI2uKfm4j7y7-IIvPaU-/view?usp=sharing

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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Thank you so much for being part of our Day of Recollection yesterday. Hearing the reports back from the Mentors, the kids were very engaging and seemed to already be meshing well with their groups.  Depending upon which evening your child’s group meets – Tuesday or Wednesday – his or her next meeting will be Tues., Sept. 23, or Wed., Sept. 24, from 7-9pm.

As a reminder, your son or daughter signed up specifically for a Tuesday or Wednesday group. We formed small groups to be all-boys and all-girls along with the preferred day to attend.  We spent a substantial amount of time creating these groups to make sure we had the Mentors available for the days requested.  Please consider your commitment to our Confirmation Prep nights in the same way as their high school classes.  They wouldn’t switch teachers each month.  They keep the same Mentors, classmates, and day they are attending the whole year.  If your child needs to make-up for a missed session, we will begin offering those sessions later in this ministry year.

I will send you three messages consistently each month.

The first message will arrive on a Sunday/Monday approximately 2.5 weeks before the next monthly meeting.  This message will preview the upcoming lesson and outline key points that your child and his or her  Confirmation Sponsor are to discuss before the next meeting. In addition, this message will include reminders about any upcoming deadlines.

The second message will arrive one Sunday before our monthly meeting.  Attached to that message will be the reminder of our meeting calendar along with a pdf that will inform parents of the progress of each student regarding the required information, service hours, selection of his or her Conformation Saint and Confirmation Sponsor, and monthly meeting attendance.  For privacy purposes, students were given a number (red folder label) to represent them so that only your family will know these particulars for your child.  The pdf will be a spreadsheet with their number in place of their name.  This will allow parents and students to track their progress in a safe and easy way. Of course, you may always email Emily Vizard or I with questions.

The third message of the month will arrive the Thursday after the meetings to recap our topic, remind students and parents of homework, and deliver a quick preview of upcoming dates on our calendar.

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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This Sunday (Sept. 7) is our Day of Recollection for our Confirmation Candidates.  Please be at the Parish Hall no later than 12:45 pm.  Please reassure your kids that this is going to be a great day – I know that the uncertainty of the process can make them nervous.  We meet your kids where they are and help them along their journey.  Our goal for our Sept. 7 gathering is to get to know each other and begin our journey to the Confirmation Mass on May 3, 2026.

Please reach out to Jason Hemmerling at j.hemmerling@smgonline.org with any questions. Information also is available online 24/7 for you at https://smgonline.org/confirmation.

If you know a family with a son or daughter who is a sophomore this year and has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation, please share this information with them.  I am available at the email address above to answer any questions that they may have.

God bless you and your family,

Jason Hemmerling

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We are a little less than 2 weeks until the beginning of the Confirmation Formation Year.  Our first meeting is September 7, 2025 and we will start promptly at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall.  Please arrive no later than 12:45 so we can cross check our communication contact information with you.

The Day of Recollection will last for the students from 1:00-5:00 pm.  We will meet together to start (parents and students).  Jason Hemmerling will speak to everyone beginning at 1:00.  After the introductions, studenst will go to the youth room in the basement of the church where they will get into their groups for the year and meet their adult Mentors.

Jason and the parents will continue to meet to cover all the details for the year. Please reach out to Jason Hemmerling at j.hemmerling@smgonline.org for any questions. Information is available online at https://smgonline.org/confirmation

If you know of anyone who has a son or daughter who is a sophomore this year that needs to get confirmed, please share this information with them.  If they have any questions, I am available at the email address above.

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Please fill out the following information about your Confirmation Saint Choice. Remember the saint must be an approved saint by the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

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Code of Canon Law # 893 states:
“… that a person who would undertake the office of sponsor must fulfill the conditions mentioned in Can. 874 and that it is desirable that the sponsor chosen be the one who undertook this role at baptism.”
Canon #874 states: “To be admitted to undertake the office of sponsor, a person must:
Be appointed by the candidate for confirmation, or by the parents or whoever stands in their place, or failing these, by the parish priest or minister. To be appointed the person must be suitable for this role and have the intention of fulfilling it;
Not be less than 16 years of age;
Be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has received the blessed Eucharist, and who lives a life of faith which befits the role to be undertaken; (Must attend Sunday liturgy every week, valid marriage if married.)
Not labor under a canonical penalty, whether imposed or declared; (Must be in a state of Grace.)
Not be either the father or mother of the person to be confirmed.”

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Confirmation MVP (most valuable paper).pdf