Youth Faith Formation

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 from12:30p-2p

  • High School (grades 9-12) meets on Sundays from 3p-4:30p

**Parents and candidates must attend one of the four scheduled information sessions. Registration should be completed prior to attending.**

• Sunday 8/16/2026 & 8/30/2026 12:30-1:30p Mary Queeen of Peace, Pope Room

• Thursday 8/20/2026 & 9/3/2026 7p-8p virtual

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. FULL SCHEDULE 

Regular attendance and participation are a requirement of preparation. This includes:

1. Attend Mass every Sunday and on Holy days of Obligation.

2. Maximum number of absences: 3

3. Participate in 10 - Works of Mercy service hours as stipulated in the preparation guidelines.

4. Attend a full-day Confirmation retreat.

Additionally, submission of valid sacramental documents must be received via electronic submission by the corresponding due date:

October 15 - Candidate's recent annotated baptismal certificate (copy) that includes record of 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.

 December 15 -Sponsor's recent annotated baptismal certificate (copy) that includes record of First Holy Communion and Confirmation, 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. 

BROWN BEAR CARWASH FUNDRAISER

86% of revenue from each ticket directly supports Faith Formation!

1 ticket = $15.00
5 tickets = $63.00
8 tickets = $96.00

St. Joseph’s Youth Formation is designed to help our youth, grades 6-12, engage their faith more deeply and grow closer to Christ.