Confirmation 

“The purpose of our lives is to reveal God to others. And only where God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.” –B​enedict XVI


How do we reveal God to others? 
We do that when we are the best-version-of ourself.  When we strive over the gap between who we are and who God calls us to be.

How do we do that?
We cultivate good habits: we pray, we go to Mass and receive the Eucharist worthily, we ​go to Reconciliation, we cultivate good friendships and virtues.

Our faith in Jesus Christ, who was born, died and rose from the dead out of love for us, is the greatest gift ever. Appreciating that gift and allowing Him to transform our hearts requires commitment on our part. We have to “practice” our faith just as we prepare for school, sports or music.  

​At St. Joe's, our hope and prayer for your high school years is that you develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and that you cultivate the good habits that will help you deepen that relationship throughout your life.
 

Confirmation 2019–2020 

Confirmation 2019–2020 
Grade 8

Session 1: Sunday – September 15, 2019 – 5:00–6:30 pm
Monday – September 16, 2019 – 7:00–8:30 pm (make–up)
Confirmation candidate and one parent/guardian attend
 
Session 2: Sunday – October 20, 2019 – 5:00–6:30 pm
Monday – October 21, 2019 – 7:00–8:30 pm (make–up)
Confirmation candidate and one parent/guardian attend
 
Session 3: Sunday – January 26, 2020 – 5:00–6:30 pm
Monday – January 27, 2020 – 7:00–8:30 pm (make–up)
Confirmation candidate and one parent/guardian attend

Retreat: Saturday – February 8, 2020 – 12:00 pm–6:00 pm
Mandatory retreat for Confirmation Candidates only

Session 4: Sunday – April 19, 2020 – 5:00–6:30 pm
Monday – April 20, 2020 – 7:00–8:30 pm (make–up)
Confirmation candidate and one parent/guardian attend
 
Rehearsal: Sunday – May 3, 2020 – 5:00–6:30 pm
Candidates & Sponsors (or parent standing in for Sponsor) attend
 
Confirmation Mass: Monday – May 11, 2020 – 7:30 pm
Candidates & Sponsors arrive at 6:30 pm

Contact Mark Tosso to report an absence: 
tosso@stjoesmendham.org 973-543-5950 x 17

Parishioners who wish to register their children for Confirmation need to contact Mark Tosso, our Confirmation Coordinator:
tosso@stjoesmendham.org