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    Confirmation 2021: Parent and Sponsor Newsletter

    2/6/2021

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    Welcome to our Confirmation 2021 Newsletter for Parents and Sponsors!
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    We are launching this newsletter to help you - parents and sponsors - accompany your teens on their journey to Confirmation. In this weekly newsletter we will offer:
    • summaries of the topics​ teens are exploring in their online curriculum, Called to Mercy, and discussing with their peers and mentors in their Small Groups;
    • questions to engage your teens in conversation; ​
    • reminders of important events and deadlines to help you help your teens stay on track.​

    As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns! 

    ​Blessings,
    Rosie and Stacy

    What's Happening This Week...

    Week of Sunday, February 7

    High School
    • Teens complete Called to Mercy, Module 2: True Happiness
    • Watch the "Choosing Your Sponsor" video 
    • Use the "Confirmation Sponsor Reflection Worksheet" to start praying about whom to choose as a Confirmation Sponsor
    • The video and worksheet are posted on the Confirmation Resources web page 
    Middle School
    • Teens meet in their Small Groups this week to discuss Module 2: True Happiness
    • Watch the "Choosing Your Sponsor" video 
    • Use the "Confirmation Sponsor Reflection Worksheet" to start praying about whom to choose as a Confirmation Sponsor
    • The video and worksheet are posted on the Confirmation Resources web page 
    CALLED TO MERCY - Module 2: True Happiness
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    God desires our joy and happiness, but happiness (the kind God desires for us) is often confused with the world’s sense of pleasure. This module leads the young people through a discernment and clarification process to arrive at the meaning of true happiness.They are introduced to Pope Francis’s Top Ten Secrets to Happiness, and they reflect on the one they most desire to further incorporate in their own life. Bishop Frank introduces the young people to the teaching “God is Love” and that love is the source and foundation of true happiness.
    The young people are invited to consider where love is most needed in the world today, and Bishop Frank expands their reflection by inviting them to consider how love is most needed “in the shadows of society” and how we are called as missionary disciples to bring love to those most in need.
    The young people are further invited to consider how their Confirmation is a calling to be witnesses of God’s love in the world. The module closes with prayerful reflection on the amazing Grace of God.

    Questions for Conversation

    What are some things that give you pleasure, or short-term happiness?
    What are some activities that give you joy, or lasting happiness?
    ​Who are the people who give you joy? How do they do that?

    What do the things or people who bring you joy have in common?
    In what ways do you (or can you) bring joy to others?
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