Experiencing A Faith Filled, Family- Friendly Confirmation Recemtly, my third child went through the rite of Confirmation in the Catholic Church. This young man not only experienced the power […]

Where there’s a dessert table, there’s me. True story. Nobody loves throwing parties and having company over more than I do. Hospitality is my charism. I realize some of this stresses people out, but it is life-giving to me. My love is found in the details. All my work to make it beautiful was my…

Holy Confirmation is a special sacrament in a catholic boy's life. So we've found the best confirmation gifts for boys of all ages.

Here is a complete guide in choosing a Confirmation Name. In this post, you will have an idea of how to choose a confirmation name.

My students are just a little over a month away from receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. I'm feeling the crunch of trying to teach-them-all-the-things, which we all know is impossible- thank goodness we have a lifetime to keep learning about the Mysteries of God! In an effort to teach two concepts at once as well as help the students apply what they are learning, we are working through a series of tasks relating to their chosen Confirmation Saint. Every Confirmation class requires the students to choose a Saint and using write a report or do a project about that Saint. My students had to do the basics late last fall when they made their Saint choices, but I wanted to also help them create a keepsake which also getting to know their Saint a little better. I had a stack of unused 8"x8" blank books (found mine in the Target dollar aisle, but they can be found on school supply websites too), and we have been creating artifacts to assemble into a Confirmation Saint book. I'd like to share some of the pages with you today if they would be helpful in your own Confirmation prep and instruction. My students will also add a cross curricular Math project they are making that results in a Stained Glass window of their Saint, and in Art they are working on creating an icon that will be displayed at their Confirmation Mass. We'll print a small photo of it to include in their book, and I'll also set up a page where the students can add a photo of themselves and their sponsor, etc. The graphic organizers I'm sharing are intentionally blank so that you can use them any way that fits the needs of your students. I'll also share a version that can easily be cut down to 8"x8" if you'd like to try the blank book (or nicer scrapbook) idea, or there are full page versions to use for individual tasks or in a notebook or folder. First up, here is a basic Saint biography page. This would be a great intro project once the students have chosen their Saint, but my students will be using this as a review and hopefully sharing genuine and detailed info after all these months of getting to know their Saints ;) The full page version has an extra section for a quote by or about the Saint, or a Bible verse that describes them. This project we worked on for St. Valentine's Day. We discussed that Saints often come in pairs or groups- holiness begets holiness- and therefore they should look for friends and family members themselves who they can walk together in the faith with. For this task, they had to connect their Saint to another Saint. It could be (preferably) someone they knew in real life, or a Saint they looked up to and was known to ask for the intercession of. Honestly, even I was surprised with how many connections we were able to find. (Out of my 54 students, there was only one we really struggled with, and he has a particularly obscure Saint.) It was really neat for the kids to see how many of the Saints had an immediate family member that also became a Saint, or for them to read about a group of friends that pursued holiness together. This has been my favorite Confirmation activity we have done so far! The full page version has an extra box asking the student to connect their own life to the Saints. This page was a great way to apply knowledge of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. After doing a typical lesson learning about the Gifts (I'll have a post soon with our notes from that), the students had to apply their new knowledge by writing one way that their Saint showed the manifestation of that Gift of the Holy Spirit in their life. This one really made them think, but hopefully helped them see how the Holy Spirit worked in their Saint and can work in them. The full page version includes a short definition of the Gifts in the seven boxes. I don't have my example page done for this one yet but I wanted to include it with the group. ;) This one has the students show how the Fruits of the Holy Spirit could be seen in the life of their Saint. After learning about the Fruits (again, printables will be in another post soon), they'll apply what they know by choosing four out of the twelve fruits that their Saint particularly exemplified. In these four boxes they will create a simple comic strip with a caption about four stories from the Saint's life. The full page version has a spot for a reflection at the bottom. There are tons of ways to use these printables, whether individually or as a whole project. There will probably be a few more added to the collection, so check back for more posts! If you are currently preparing a group of students for Confirmation, please know of my prayers both for you and the Confirmands! Click on the images below for the printables: Saint Bio 8X8: Saint Bio Regular: Saintly BFFs 8x8: Saintly BFFs Regular: Saint & Gifts of HS 8x8: Saint & Gifts of HS Regular: Saint & Fruits of HS 8x8: Gifts of the Holy Spirit Cards: Gifts of the Holy Spirit Mini Book: Fruits of the Holy Spirit Foldable: Saint & Fruits of the HS Regular: Saint and the Corporal/Spiritual Works of Mercy:

Y’all know me and parties. Like a bee to honey. For many of us, it’s sacrament season – baptism, First Communion or confirmation. The trifecta! This year, we’re celebrating confirmation (hooray!) and next year will be our fifth First Communion. I do so love inhaling holy oils. Sometimes, the joy of the day gets overshadowed…

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I ended up caving and making my kids that yummy jello treat when we celebrated the Ascension last Thursday. My grocery store didn't have any blue jello, so we fudged and I made juice sweetened jello (with white grape juice and blue food dye). It was a hit and something we'll definitely do again next year! In addition to celebrating the Ascension, it is now tradition in our family to celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost falls 10 days after Jesus ascended up into heaven, making it 50 days after the Resurrection. It was so much fun to talk about the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church last year that we knew we wanted to do it again this year! Oh the anticipation... We get to start our Sunday morning worshipping with other believers and then following that up with a celebration! Here is a peak at what we did last year: We started by reading some great books, and talking about the 'gift' of the Holy Spirit. We also went shopping for our 'party' supplies for the Pentecost party! Next up, we made our tongues of fire crowns for each person to wear at our party! (tutorial included!) And finally the big day. Xander sang his little song about the church that we had been practicing, we all sang 'Happy Birthday' to the church and were thankful afresh that God sent a helper, the Holy Spirit to help us walk out our faith. Red is historically worn and used to decorate to represent the coming of the Holy Spirit. Julie over at Faith-Filled Days has also blogged about her family's Pentecost celebrations! Whether simple or involved, taking a little bit of time to talk to our kids about the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church can be a special opportunity to share in the anticipation and gratitude for this wonderful event! Have you 'liked' Cultivated Lives yet on facebook?

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Have you been asked to write a letter to someone who is preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?Many parishes have retreats in which the Confirmation candidates are given letters from their loved ones and friends to encourage and inspire them a…

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The Sacrament of Confirmation is a sacrament of anointing by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is one of the three Persons of the Holy Trinity; he is the comforter and helper that Jesus promised to send his Apostles, who came to them on the day of Pentecos…

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Happy Pentecost!Enjoy some good music about the Holy Spirit while you read a long post. We are still in the midst of reviewing the Sacraments in my 5th grade classroom. Last week, to tie in with Pen

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A coloring and handwriting page for confirmation, one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.

This is a Jeopardy style Review Game for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Learn about Confirmation by playing a fun Catholic game! The game is in PowerPoint, but you can easily upload as a Google Slides set and share with your students in Google Classroom! Just use the Google link provided. Categories include: The Sacrament Terms I Spiritual Effect Terms 2 Fruit of the Spirit Useful for Christian School, Homeschool, Catholic school, Catholic Schools Week, Sunday School, Religious Education, upper elementary, middle school, high school, and even adult learners, including teachers! This game can be played by a single student, or as a whole class review (small groups). The answers to all of the game questions are visible when the questions are clicked. All questions and answers can be edited in PowerPoint. If you like this product, you will LOVE this Catholic Games Bundle: Catholic Games Bundle Other Products by Bible Studies and More 1st Holy Communion Review Game Confirmation Review Game St. Patrick's Review Game St. Valentine's Review Game St. Valentine History Study for Middle and High School Students Catholic Lesson Noah's Ark Bible Trivia Review Game Fun! Bible Trivia Review Game - Old and New Testament General Knowledge Bible Trivia Review Game - Women of the Bible Bible Trivia Game - The Gospel of John Bible Study Lesson for Middle and High School Students - The Gospel of John Complete Bible Study Lesson for Middle and High School Students - The Birth of Jesus Bible Study Lesson for Middle and High School Students - Bags of Gold Bible Study Lesson for Middle and High School Students - Signs of the End Times Bible Study Lesson for Middle and High School Students- Free Bible Study Bible Study Test for Middle and High School Students

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