Anointed in the Spirit Sponsor Booklet A Middle School Confirmation Program

Sponsors serve in a unique role. They have a special opportunity to help candidates recognize God's loving presence in their lives and to support and encourage them as they prepare for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit they will receive at Confirmation.

This guide is designed to help them in their role as sponsor and in their relationship with the young candidate for Confirmation whom they are sponsoring.

This guide includes:

information about Confirmation and an overview of the Confirmation liturgy.

practical ideas for fostering a relationship with your candidate.

a summary of the central characteristics of Catholicism.

five guided conversations, with step-by-step instructions, on the topics of God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, the Church, and faith.