For Those Incoming Catholic 9th Graders to Catholic School - Confirmation
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Anonymous
| Did your child or will they have received their confirmation before they begin school in the Fall? |
Anonymous
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Our K-8 school does confirmation in the fall of the 8th grade year, so my ds is already confirmed.
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Anonymous
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I have an 8th grader going through Confirmation prep. The actual confirmation itself won’t take place until next fall.
Diocese of Arlington assigns dates to parishes for confirmations. |
Anonymous
| Our k-8 gets a spring date for confirmation. There was a brief moment where the priest wanted to move it to fall of 9th grade and people freaked out. We wanted it done in 8th grade. |
Anonymous
| My 8th grader is doing to prep now and will make his confirmation this fall (beginning of 9th). |
Anonymous
Same for my DS |
Anonymous
| I believe all of Arlington does Conformation in 8th. |
Anonymous
| Our very best Covid gift: pastor confirmed the 8th graders 3 days after graduation in June 2020. No sponsors required to be in attendance, no packed church on a random Thursday night service, no after party requirements, service hours requirement was waived (although most kids had met it), no obligatory bishopy things. It was glorious. |
Anonymous
As I recall, Arlington briefly switched confirmation to 9th, I assume in efforts to keep the high schoolers in the system. But all the parents of the k-8 families revolted. And confirmation went back to 8th grade. |
Anonymous
| Don't most DC schools do it in 8th? I know BSS does. |
Anonymous
Incorrect. I’m the PP who said our Arlington parish confirmation isn’t until fall of 9th. |
Anonymous
| We’re in Arlington. DS is in 8th grade at public but will be attending Catholic HS in the fall. He is making his confirmation with his Faith Formation class this fall. |