Confirmation 2026

This is for 9th graders or teens who will complete a 2nd year of catechetical formation during the 2025-2026 school year.

Candidate and Parent Meeting

We will have a Candidate and Parent meeting on Sunday, August 17, 2025 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm in the Ministry Hall. Please plan on coming to learn all the important details of the Confirmation process.
* Spanish and Brazilian families can attend a Candidate and Parent Meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

Questions? Please contact our Confirmation Coordinator, Mary Kaitlyn at confirmation@judeatl.com, 770-394-3896, ext. 241.

Program Details
  • Attend 7 Sunday lessons
  • Attend one overnight retreat through Saint Jude
  • Participate in a service opportunity through Saint Jude during the formation year
  • Choose a Confirmation Saint and complete a Saint Reflection
  • Choose a Confirmation Sponsor

Sundays 3:00 – 5:00 pm in Ministry Hall

Lesson One: September 28, 2025Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Lesson Two: October 19, 2025The Mass and the Sacraments
Lesson Three: November 9, 2025  History of the Catholic Church and Scripture 
Lesson Four: December 7, 2025Saints, Sponsors, and Service
Lesson Five: February 22, 2026Prayer and Spirituality
Lesson Six: March 22, 2026Catholic Morality
Lesson Seven: April 26, 2026Evangelization and the Gift
Retreat Information

Hidden Lake Retreat Center*
830 Hidden Lake Rd, Dahlonega, GA 30533
October 25 – 26, 2025
10:00 am Saturday – 12:00 pm Sunday

Hidden Lake Retreat Center*
830 Hidden Lake Rd, Dahlonega, GA 30533
January 24 – 25, 2026
10:00 am Saturday – 12:00 pm Sunday

*Parents are responsible for transportation to and from retreat. Contact information of registered candidates will be provided for families to organize carpools. Families are invited to attend Sunday Mass with their candidate at 10:30 am.

Date choice and registration for retreat must be completed by the September 28th lesson.

All Confirmation candidates, regardless of school affiliation, will attend a Saint Jude the Apostle one-night retreat. We fully support and encourage participation at a school-sponsored spiritual retreat, but this does not replace attending a Saint Jude retreat. As you are preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation, the retreat experience is designed to focus on the sacrament and to build our filial parish community at your spiritual home of Saint Jude the Apostle.

There is a limit of 45 candidates on each retreat. If you fail to register for one of the retreats, or your preference is unavailable, you will need to register and attend a non-parish Life Teen Confirmation two-night retreat at the end of February 2026 (date TBD).

Service Opportunities

* Service Reflection is due July 21, 2026.
Candidates are asked to give service to our parish during the formation year. Here are some examples:

  • Life Teen sponsored service projects
  • Altar Server Guild
  • Saint Jude Music Ministry
  • Teen leader with EDGE
  • Teen PSR catechist
  • Teen VBS volunteer (early June)
  • Rise Against Hunger (late January)
  • Mustard Seed Mission Trip (June 20-27, 2026)

Send in Service Reflection

Choose a Confirmation Saint

*Saint Project is due March 22, 2026.
Names of saints are chosen to serve as patrons and models for those being confirmed.

Please see these Guidelines for Choosing a Saint Name
Biggest and Best List of Confirmation Saints (for Guys and Girls)

Send in Saint Name Reflection

Choose a Confirmation Sponsor

*Sponsor form is due February 22, 2026.
The role of the sponsor is to provide the candidate prayerful support and guidance in his or her Christian walk and, with the celebrant who confirms, to represent the Church in receiving the person into the communion of the Church. See our Sponsor Guidelines.

Confirmation Sponsor Forms

Confirmation Sponsor Form in English
Confirmation Sponsor Form in Spanish
Confirmation Sponsor Form in Portuguese