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The prophets of the Old Testament foretold that God's Spirit would rest upon the Messiah to sustain his mission. Their prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus the Messiah was conceived by the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus on the occasion of his baptism by John. Jesus' entire mission occurred in communion with the Spirit. Before he died, Jesus promised that the Spirit would be given to the Apostles and to the entire Church. After his death, he was raised by the Father in the power of the Spirit. Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults | En español
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL Confirmation
REGISTRATION INFORMATION, SESSION LOCATION, DATES AND TIMES
Our Confirmation program is now administered to teens as a parish family: the parishes of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Joseph.
Confirmation Preparation is open to youth in 7th-12th grade. Participating youth should be baptized and have received their First Holy Communion in the Catholic Church.
Registration for 2026-27 will open on June 1, 2026. The last day to register is August 31, 2026.
Registration links will be available on each parish's website, both on the main page and the Confirmation page.
Regular session begin Sunday, September 13th and are held at Mary, Queen of Peace in the San Pedro Room on the lower level of the church.
Middle School (grades 7-8) meets on Sundays from 12:30p-2p
High School (grades 9-12) meets on Sundays from 3p-4:30p
**Parents and candidates must attend one of the three scheduled information sessions. Registration should be completed prior to attending.**
Thursday 8/20/26 7p-8p Mary Queen of Peace, San Pedro Room
Sunday 8/30/2026 12:30p-1:30p Mary Queeen of Peace, San Pedro Room
Thursday 9/3/2026 7p-8p virtual - link will be sent to registered families.
ABOUT CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
Confirmation Preparation is a 16-week commitment from September 13-January 24th. We observe both the Issaquah School District and St. Joseph School break schedules and will not hold sessions on the days that fall on a school holiday or during calendar holiday breaks.
Regular attendance and participation are a requirement of preparation. This includes:
Attend Mass every Sunday and on Holy days of Obligation.
Maximum number of absences: 3
Participate in 10 - Works of Mercy service hours as stipulated in the preparation guidelines.
Attend a full-day Confirmation retreat.
Additionally, submission of valid sacramental documents must be received via electronic submission by the corresponding due date:
CANDIDATE & SPONSOR DOCUMENTS DUE JANUARY 3RD:
1. Candidate's sacramental certificates or recent annotated baptismal certificate that verifies Baptism and First Holy Communion. These records are ordered from your son/daughter's church of baptism*.
*If the candidate was baptized in our parish family, the sacraments will be verified by our staff. No documents are required.
2. Sponsor's sacramental certificates or annotated baptismal certificate that verifies Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation, These records are ordered from the Sponsor's church of baptism.
3. Sponsor Letter signed and sealed by Sponsor's home parish.
All documents should be submitted electronically as a .pdf and sent to mfellez@sjcissaquah.org.
Adult Confirmation
Nov 7, Dec 5, Jan 9 | 9am – 1pm | St. Carlo Acutis Room
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service (United States Catholic Catechism for Adults).
In order to be Confirmed through our adult Confirmation program, you need to:
Be at least 18 years old and no longer in High School
Have Been Baptized and received First Communion in the Catholic Church
Attend the 3 Saturday Seminars
Be active in your faith, including attending Mass every Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation
Submit all required paperwork
If you need to complete both your First Communion and Confirmation, please register for our OCIA program. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Williams at mwilliams@sjcissaquah.org.
For questions on either program, please contact Pastoral Assistant for Family and Youth Formation, Maureen Fellez at (425) 392-5516 ext. 226 or mfellez@sjcissaquah.org
In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ.