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2027 Confirmation Date is TBD!
To be Confirmed in 2027 at St Thomas, you must:
Register - necessary for 7th & 8th Graders getting Confirmed in 2027 and 2028! Click Here
Be an 8th grader, committed to weekly Mass, and have participated in Youth Group in 7th Grade (two year preparation process)
Earn 900 points in your 8th grade year, not including points earned through VBS
Points are earned by attending Youth Group, Teen Holy Hour, Zoom Rosary and Service Events with St Thomas. Point tracking for the year starts on June 1st and resets at the end of the year.
7th Graders looking to get Confirmed in 2028 need to earn 300 points
ATTEND RETREAT: Confirmation Students are also required to attend the Youth Group Retreat on May 1st!
PASS CONFIRMATION TEST
Students must be able to answer all of the questions on the Confirmation Quiz. All of the questions and answers can be found below.
Orientation for Confirmation Students will be held on Zoom in the Fall (date TBD - please see the website homepage for the link)
What's With The Point System?
Teens will be getting points for participating at Youth Group, Teen Holy Hour, Rosary, and Saturday Service in order to incentivize them work towards getting a free trip next summer or to meet their Confirmation Requirements (700 pts for 8th grade, 300 for 7th grade, excluding VBS) or they participate in healthy competition through faith related activities. All Youth Group activities are worth 5 points for every 20 minutes, meaning that every Youth Group session is worth 20 points, every Teen Holy Hour and Service Hour is worth 15 points, every zoom rosary is worth 8 points.
What are the Youth Activities?
Saint Thomas Youth Group for teens grades 7-12 includes weekly Friday Night Youth Group Sessions from 6:30pm-7:50pm at the Large Hall, followed by weekly Teen Holy Hour from 8-9pm on Fridays at the Church, service opportunities on Saturday mornings starting in September, and a peer-led Zoom Rosary on Tuesday evenings at 8:30pm starting in September.
Youth Groups are on Fridays from 6:30pm-7:50pm. Sessions have a variety of different formats, including Catechesis Sessions led by Fr Sinisa, covering a variety of relevant topics regarding the tenets of the Faith, Witness Nights, where a speaker will come from within or outside of our community to give testimony on how God has led them into deeper communion with Him. Social Nights, such as Karaoke or other activities meant to cultivate faith-centered friendships, and Mystery Nights, involving praise and worship, movies, interactive lessons.... come and see!
Here's a look at a recent Youth Group Nights! The 2026 Karaoke Battle:
Youth Group Trips 2027
All teens who earn at least 1300 points, beginning on June 1st, will get their point total transferred over to it's dollar value, which can be applied for a trip discount!
So, if you earn 1,500 points, you get $1,500 off! The trips for 2027 are: Jamaica Mission (April Break – around $2000) World Youth Day in South Korea (July/August – around $4000)
Yes, even with discounts/a lot of points, you will still need to fundraise!
Click Here for an outline on how to fundraise for Mission Trips