updated: 08/26/2008
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2nd Year candidates, many of the below are requirements for you to fulfill during the course of your second year in the LOAVES program. Each of them links to the same packet of information. It is the same packet that you received when you arrived at the September 9th Initial Meeting for 2nd Year Candidates and their parents. You may simply click the button below to download that packet now or re-navigate to it through the specific requirements below.
updated: 05/31/2007
Small Groups:
meeting
9 times per year (18 total
sessions)
candidates
meet in the homes of the facilitator of their
group
6 times per year.
candidates meet at Church in a large group
3 times per year.
all
of these sessions take place on Sunday evenings
at
6pm-7:30pm.
LOAVES central core is it’s home groups. The teens
will have the chance to select 3 friends on their
registration form and will be guaranteed to be
placed in a group with at least 1 of those people.
This is so that the teens know some people in the
group and yet are mixed with some new people they
may not know at all. This forming of groups takes
place prior to the first year of the program. After
those groups are formed, the teens will remain in
those faith sharing groups and meet in the
facilitators’ homes 6 times during each of the 2
years of the program.
The group sessions will not be like school. There
will be a topic of importance, however, the adult
facilitators will relate the Catholic teachings,
share from their own experiences (showing how God
has met them in their own daily lives), and then
offer activities, discussion, ritual experiences, a
variety of prayer experiences, and personal sharing
opportunities for the teens to learn from each
other and to discover God in their own lives by
reflecting on their lives in these safe, small
(10-12 teens per group) groups.
The teens may be given a journal by their
facilitators to reflect in during the sessions, and
may be asked to reflect on sessions and experiences
outside of class. These journals will be a great
resource to look back upon together as a family and
for the candidates to chart their spiritual growth
in their preparation for celebrating the sacrament
of Confirmation in September (after the 2nd year of
the program).
These groups meet 6 times per year of the program.
if a candidate misses a session... they are
responsible for making up the session. The
Make-up
packets
for each session take around 1 hour to complete and
are only available on this website for download in
PDF format.
if
the candidate misses more than 3 sessions during 1
year of the program... they will have to redo that
year starting in the following Fall.
(missing
sessions in this quantity hurts the trust building
of the small groups and dramatically effects the
candidate’s relational formation in the
groups).
updated: 05/31/2007
Service:
6
total Service Points for the program (3 per
year)...
6
service points for the 2 year program are required
of each candidate. (this
totals to around 18-20 hours of
service).
1 pt = 30min. - 2 hours of service.
2pts = 2.5hrs - 6 hours of service.
3 pts = 6.5hrs + hours of service
NOTE: each event gives a maximum of 3 points
CHECK THE
Local Service (RSS)
pages
regularly to see what local service opportunities
you can get involved with...
ALSO:
You MAY do service that is not connected to Youth
Ministry or Holy Cross. To receive credit for it,
however, you must contact Mike in the Youth
Ministry Office. He will tell you how many points
you’ve received based on how much time you put in.
SAND
Youth Ministry sponsors 1-3 service events each
month. Some of these events can help you to
complete your service points very, very quickly. If
you are busy... and have a very crowded schedule...
this may be the route for you to
take.
updated: 05/31/2007
FOOTPRINTS:
weekend retreat
during
2nd year: offered 3 times per
year...
you
must attend 1 of the 3 weekends offered during your
second year in the program.
we’ll be staying overnight on both Friday and
Saturday.
As a candidate for Confirmation each of the LOAVES
candidates are required to attend the weekend-long
FOOTPRINTS confirmation retreat. The retreat is
offered 3 times per year and led by the older high
school peer ministers and a group of dedicated
adults. There is a maximum of 30 candidates per
retreat so when sign ups are offered through the
website please sign up as early as you can for the
retreat you wish to attend. On the registration
form (attached) you will have to mark which of the
retreat weekends your teen can attend and rank them
in order of preference. IF YOUR TEEN CANNOT ATTEND
A CHOICE… BE SURE TO MARK THAT ON THE REGISTRATION
FORM - or your teen could be scheduled for that
weekend - However, you must be able to attend one
of the weekends offered during your second year in
the program.
Parents, we ask you to consider being a team leader
for these retreats. If you are interested please
contact the Youth Ministry Office or check the box
for parent sign up on the Registration
Form.
DATES:
December 5 - 7, 2008
(Cabrini
Retreat Center)
February 6 - 8, 2009
(Cabrini
Retreat Center)
April 24 - 26, 2009
(Cabrini
Retreat Center)
COST:
$70
(per
teen)
come with an open heart and mind... you’ll have a
great weekend and memories that will last a
lifetime!
updated: 05/31/2007
Choosing a Name:
baptismal
(middle) or a new name (Saints names only)
due:
SESSION #3 (2nd year)
You
must choose a new name... for you will be made new
in the Spirit of God.
In choosing your name... read about some Saints
that you admire and choose a Saints Name.
You
may NOT choose names that are not names of Catholic
Saints.
If you decide to, you may take your baptismal
name.
If that phrase doesn’t make sense to you... it
is your first or middle name depending... . if you
choose this route, you will have a possible change
in your 1-PAGE SAINT ESSAY (SEE Saint Essay
HEADLINE)...
updated: 05/31/2007
Choosing a Sponsor:
must
be a confirmed Catholic (not your parents!)
due:
SESSION #3 (2nd year)
•
the sponsor must already be a
confirmed Catholic.
• they must be a
devout and practicing Catholic.
• they may
NOT BE ONE OF YOUR PARENTS!
• they should be
someone that you trust and are willing to share
your journey with...
they
may be:
a friend
an older sibling
a grandparent
an aunt or uncle
or someone else that you look up to...
updated: 05/31/2007
20 Questions:
20
short answer reflection questions you must complete
by March 1st of your 2nd year...
due:
March 1st (2nd year) -
turned in at the Pastoral
Center
These
questions range from Catechism questions to
personal reflections on your experiences during the
2 year program. Please answer them honestly and
openly.
It is recommended that you do not leave these
questions until the "last minute," as they will
take you a number of hours to
complete.
A good idea is to tackle 1-5 questions per weekend.
That way you will not be spending an entire weekend
on these short-answer questions.
These questions will be the basis of your 5-10
minute interview in May of your 2nd year at the
last large group session at the Church.
updated: 05/31/2007
Saint Essay:
1
page essay on your Saint (confirmation name)...
must be completed by March 1st of your 2nd
year...
due:
March 1st (2nd year)
After
choosing the name of a Catholic Saint. You must
research a little about that saint.
if
you have decided to choose your
baptismal (first) name
instead of choosing a new name. Research that
saint’s name or if it isn’t a saint’s name...
please write a paper on a Saint that you admire.
Then...
write a 1-2 page essay on that
Saint.
Answer some of the following questions:
What is the thing that I most admire about this
Saint?
How has this Saint influenced the way I want to
live my own life?
Why did I choose this Saint’s name to be my
Confirmation name.
updated: 02/28/2008
Letter to Bishop Manz & Fr. Hal:
a
letter about why you wish to be confirmed...
due:
March 1st (2nd year)
•
The letter may be typed or hand-written.
• The letter should detail a little of your own
journey of faith and how you, personally have come
to the decision to say “yes” to Christ in the
Sacrament of Confirmation.
• Please place the letter in an envelope with your
name on it and have it titled “Letter to Bishop
Rassas & Fr. Hal
updated: 05/31/2007
Baptismal & First Communion Certificates:
making
sure originals are on file at Holy
Cross...
You
are responsible for making sure that Holy Cross has
your baptismal certificate and your first Communion
certificates on file at Holy Cross. If this is not
true... you will be contacted by the Youth Ministry
Office and ask to contact the church where each of
these sacraments were received and have them mail
orginal/sealed copies to Holy Cross at:
Holy Cross Youth Ministry
724 Elder Ln.
Deerfield, IL 60015
1st Year Sessions:
PDF Sessions make-up work for 1st year sessions
2nd Year Sessions:
PDF
Sessions make-up work for 2nd year
sessions
welcome to the LOAVES program, class of 2012
Part of being in a Confirmation Program is checking in on how you are progressing in fulfilling the requirements.
Now, right here on the SAND Youth Ministry Website, you can check your status in service points and make-up packets. These databases will be updated in real time... when service is done through Holy Cross Youth Ministry, or is turned in & when Make-up Packets are turned in... your status will be updated right away.
ID Numbers:
In order to insure the protection of peoples' personal information, each candidate has been given a number ID. This number corresponds to your place in the alphabetical order of your class of the program. Contact your facilitator or the Youth Ministry Office if you misplace or forget what your ID number is.
Service Points:
Each candidates is required to fulfill 6 points of service over the course of the 2 year program (see the LOAVES:requirements section for more details). The number you will see in the service column refers to how many of the 6 total points you have already completed. Subtract your total from 6 and you will have how many points you still have yet to act on. You must do so before the end of the school year in your 2nd year in the LOAVES program.
Missed Sessions:
Each session during a school year is marked if missed (i.e: 1 of 8 means that you missed 1 session out of 8 this year). You can miss up to 3 sessions each year. This column should be helpful in quickly seeing how many sessions you've missed. If you are unsure of which sessions you've missed - check the Make-Up Work column - the numbers in that column are the session numbers that you've missed (1-9 are the 1st year's sessions & 10-17 are the 2nd year's sessions).
Make-up Packets:
Each candidates is required to attend 12 home sessions and 6 large group gatherings at the Church during the course of the LOAVES program (see the LOAVES:requirements section for more details). The numbers you will see in the make-up (sessions) column refer to those sessions out of the 18 total sessions you have missed. The numbers refer to the session numbers. They correlate directly with the Make-up Packet section of this website. If you are in your 2nd year of the program and did not complete some of the make-up packets from last year that you owe... this online database will show that to you! You are still held responsible for turning those in!
Those packets that are completed will disappear from the Make-up Work column!
If you've complete the 1st year of the program...
Part of being in a Confirmation Program is checking in on how you are progressing in fulfilling the requirements.
Now, right here on the SAND Youth Ministry Website, you can check your status in service points and make-up packets. These databases will be updated in real time... when service is done through Holy Cross Youth Ministry, or is turned in & when Make-up Packets are turned in... your status will be updated right away.
ID Numbers:
In order to insure the protection of peoples' personal information, each candidate has been given a number ID. This number corresponds to your place in the alphabetical order of your class of the program. Contact your facilitator or the Youth Ministry Office if you misplace or forget what your ID number is.
Service Points:
Each candidates is required to fulfill 6 points of service over the course of the 2 year program (see the LOAVES:requirements section for more details). The number you will see in the service column refers to how many of the 6 total points you have already completed. Subtract your total from 6 and you will have how many points you still have yet to act on. You must do so before the end of the school year in your 2nd year in the LOAVES program.
Missed Sessions:
Each session during a school year is marked if missed (i.e: 1 of 8 means that you missed 1 session out of 8 this year). You can miss up to 3 sessions each year. This column should be helpful in quickly seeing how many sessions you've missed. If you are unsure of which sessions you've missed - check the Make-Up Work column - the numbers in that column are the session numbers that you've missed (1-9 are the 1st year's sessions & 10-17 are the 2nd year's sessions).
Make-up Packets:
Each candidates is required to attend 12 home sessions and 6 large group gatherings at the Church during the course of the LOAVES program (see the LOAVES:requirements section for more details). The numbers you will see in the make-up (sessions) column refer to those sessions out of the 18 total sessions you have missed. The numbers refer to the session numbers. They correlate directly with the Make-up Packet section of this website. If you are in your 2nd year of the program and did not complete some of the make-up packets from last year that you owe... this online database will show that to you! You are still held responsible for turning those in!
Those packets that are completed will disappear from the Make-up Work column!