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Sponsor Guidelines
Each candidate preparing for Confirmation must choose an adult to serve as his/her sponsor. Below are diocesan guidelines to help you consider who might make a good sponsor for you. It is also highly encouraged that each candidate chooses a parishioner from St. Francis of Assisi Church. Choosing a sponsor from our parish ensures frequent interaction, ability to do service projects and parish events together, and further draws the candidate into our parish life and community.
A Confirmation sponsor is more than a ceremonial role. Sponsors serve as mentors for the candidate to be confirmed. During this preparation period, a relationship of trust develops and sustains the young person at a time when so much can seem uncertain. The sponsor helps the candidate grow in knowledge, attitudes, and practices essential to being a committed (confirmed) member of the Church. There is no specification regarding the gender of the sponsor, however it is important that the candidate be able to identify with the sponsor in terms of Christian living.
Please read over the guidelines below and take time to consider who might serve in this important role.
Sponsors should be:
-Older than 16 years of age.
-Not be a parent of the candidate.
-Someone who has received the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation.
-Someone who attends Mass on a regular basis.
-An active member of his/her parish.
-Someone living in harmony with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
-A St. Francis of Assisi parishioner (highly encouraged).
Fill out and turn in the Sponsor Request form BEFORE working on your sponsor packets. The role of sponsor is so important that this process is taken seriously. Every sponsor request will be reviewed before being accepted.
