Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful,
grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Confirmation brings to completion the grace received through Baptism. By this sacrament the baptized are more perfectly bound to the church and are enriched by the strength of the Holy Spirit. This gift conforms believers more fully to Christ and strengthens them to bear witness to Christ for the building up of his body in faith and love.
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Our clergy and CCD coordinators are pleased to continue a county-wide collaboration for the Sacrament of Confirmation that includes all Greene County CCD programs.
NOTE: Confirmation candidates must be at least in the 8th grade in the Pittsburgh Diocese. "From the age of reason, children should be participating in the catechetical programs the local church provides" (Policies for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION, Chapter III, Confirmation, Readiness/Formation #101).
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CONFIRMATION RETREAT on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED BY ALL CANDIDATES.
Parents, drop-off students at: St. Ann at 7:30 AM OR St. Hugh 8:00 AM
…arrive at 9:45 am – depart 1:45 pm from St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA.
return to St. Hugh approx. 3:15 PM & return to St. Ann approx. 3:45 PM
Bus Transportation and Lunch will be provided for the Retreat.
~ Click here for UPDATED Retreat Agenda.
IMPORTANT: Parents must complete the Retreat Release Form & Consent to Treat Form
and return BOTH completed forms no later than Apr. 24 to linettekerr@windstream.net.
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Confirmation Candidates' Save-the-Dates: ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED BY ALL CANDIDATES.
Corpus Christi - CHANGED to Sat, June 18, 6:00pm Mass at St. Hugh
~ Procession following Communion
Service projects:
VBS at St. Hugh: Monday, June 13, thru Friday, June 17, from 9:00am to 12noon.
VBS at St. Ann: Monday, July 19, thru Thursday, July 21, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
VBS at St. Ignatius: tentatively on Thurs, July 7, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
~ Candidates: your help is needed at these Vacation Bible Schools.
CONFIRMATION BANNERS - Sunday, Aug. 28, following 10:30am Mass
(approx. 11:15am to 12noon) at St. Marcellus Social Hall in Jefferson, PA.
The Sacrament of Confirmation for St. Matthias Parish’s Candidates (includes grade 8 CCD students of St. Ann, St. Hugh, and St. Ignatius) will be celebrated in a Mass on
Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 7:00 PM in St. Ann Church,
232 E. High St, Waynesburg, PA 15370. The confirming bishop is Bishop David Zubik.
Each Candidate must be present with his/her parent/guardian and Sponsor for Confirmation.
For any questions or if it is impossible to be present at these important events, please contact ASAP Linette Kerr, Religious Education County Coordinator, by phone at the church office 724-966-7270 or by email at linettekerr@windstream.net. Thank you.
Click here for the Sponsor Report due on April 3, 2022.
Click here for information on Confirmation service projects.
Click here for the Service Project Reflection due on August 28, 2022.
They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These seven gifts, part of sanctifying grace, complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make us docile in obeying divine inspirations without need for reflection but always with full consent.
We are to pray to the Holy Spirit and ask for these gifts.
Isaiah told us the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: Is 11:2 “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.”
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has official qualifications of confirmation sponsors as well as several guidelines and/or recommendations.
Sponsors for the sacrament of confirmation must abide by the same qualifications as sponsors for the sacrament of baptism. In addition, the following guidelines and/or recommendations apply:
Our diocese continues the practice of requiring proof of eligibility for sponsorship (in accord with the qualifications above) from the parish in which the sponsor is registered.
ALL SPONSORS must provide a “Letter of Eligibility” from his/her pastor by Jan. 30th, 2022, to Candidate’s CCD teacher or mail to St. Matthias Parish, St.Hugh Office, Attn: Confirmation, 408 S Route 88, Carmichaels, PA 15320. If Sponsor is a registered member of St. Matthias Parish, please contact Linette Kerr at linettekerr@windstream.net and Linette will prepare his/her “Letters of Eligibility” for Pastor to sign.
SACRAMENTAL SPONSORSHIP AND PARISH ENVELOPES
In order to provide a recommendation to serve as a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation, one must demonstrate that he/she is actively registered and participating in the life of the Church. Anyone 21 years of age or older should be registered as a member of the parish independently from their parents.
___________________________________If one has moved away from home, you have the responsibility as an adult to register at a parish in the town where you reside.
College Grads and Newly Weds — This means you!!!
One of the ways of the ways we keep records is by using parish envelopes. Offertory envelope packets for St. Matthias Parish are mailed directly to your home bimonthly. To register and request envelopes you can find the proper forms on our website: www.stmatthiasgreene.org/About Us/Join the Parish or you may call the St. Ann parish office at 724-627-7568 or the St. Hugh office at 724-966-7270.
The pastor of any parish cannot vouch for your participation as a Catholic in good standing if you are not a registered member of his parish.