Marianne Hearn
mhearn@sainthedwigparish.org
(562) 296-9020
Secretary
Jill Koehler
(562) 296-9020
We invite all high school teens (Grades 9th-12th) to join us!
St. Hedwig Parish Youth Ministry Program invites you to meet others to: share life, experience community, get in touch with your Catholic faith, and have fun in a youth focused atmosphere. Our program includes Fellowship Nights, Youth-In-Christ Nights, Day Retreats, Religious Education Conference Youth Day, Diocesan sponsored Youth Events, and other social activities.
Confirmation is the sealing of our Baptism and the infusion of the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to radically live our faith. It is God confirming His belief in us.
Confirmation preparation is woven into our High School Youth Ministry Program. It is a two-year course of study, with service and community stressed along with doctrines and morals. The program is designed to provide candidates with an opportunity to develop and deepen their sense of belonging to the parish and the larger church; deepen their personal commitment to Jesus and their faith; and explore ways they can become active ministers within the faith community after they are confirmed.
Preparation for Confirmation includes attendance at Sunday Mass, Confirmation Nights, Fellowship Nights, First Year Confirmation Retreat, Liturgical Rites, and participation in Eucharistic Adoration, Sacrament of Reconciliation and Service Project requirements.
Confirmation registration packets are distributed in the month of July. A description of the program will be included in the packet. Registration forms, all fees, and a copy of your teen's Baptismal Certificate are due the second week in September. A mandatory Parent/Teen Information Meeting will be held in September outlining the two-year program in detail. In addition, a Confirmation Process Booklet will be given to every family registered in the program.
For additional information on these programs or volunteer opportunities, please contact Marianne Hearn, Youth Ministry Director/Faith Formation Director at (562) 296-9020.