REGISTRATION FOR 2026-2027
is now open
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During this year of transition of the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Archdiocese of Hartford being conferred in the 8th grade, Confirmation PLACE (Passionately Living As Catholics Everyday) will be modified to one year to accommodate the change.
Students in high school who have not been enrolled in Confirmation PLACE should register as 1st-year students. You will be Confirmed in the Spring of 2027.
Students who were enrolled in Confirmation PLACE as 1st-year students during 2025-2026, should register as 2nd-year students this year. Your Confirmation has been scheduled for Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 am at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. A celebration of your Confirmation with your Parish will be held on Sunday, October 25 at the 10:30 am Mass at St. Margaret Church, followed by refreshments in the Church Hall.
Please note the following upcoming events. Other dates for program workshops, service, speakers, and events will be discussed at Orientation.
August 31, 2026 – YOUTH MINISTRY OPEN HOUSE in the Church Hall from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Meet our new Youth Minister, Oliver Shannon, and learn about the exciting events planned for the East Shore Catholic Youth Ministry this year.
September 13, 2026 – ORIENTATION at the Church. All students and at least one parent are to attend, regardless of whether or not you were enrolled in the program last year or had siblings/other children in the program. Each year is modified to accommodate various events and speakers.
- 6:00 pm for 1st-year families
- 7:30 pm for 2nd-year families
CONGRATULATIONS CONFIRMANDS April 2026
Program Overview
PLACE is a two-year Confirmation Program designed to help our students find their PLACE (Passionately Living As Catholics Everyday) with Christ and within the Church Community.
Through various learning opportunities, our young Parishioners will engage in activities that exemplify the life of active Catholics–living out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, participation in the Mass, partaking of the Sacraments, as well as growing in their faith formation. Our mission is to meet Confirmation candidates where they are in their faith formation journey and provide them with experiences that will allow them to move along in their faith journey, meet Jesus in their daily lives, and find their PLACE.
Our program this year consists of three components:
- Faith Experiences – required activities—including the Shroud of Turin Exhibit, Stations of the Cross, and other experiences—that each student will participate in with or without their parents. Faith Formation is a family affair and the events are opportunities for students, parents, and sponsors to learn more about the faith that they share.
- Workshops – students will customize their faith formation journey by selecting at least 4 interactive workshops (of more than a dozen) that will be presented throughout the year.
- Service projects – all students will spend a Saturday morning helping at Loaves and Fishes in New Haven and participate in at least one other service project during the year.
As in past years, communication with our students and families will be via email and this web site (under the News heading). When registering, please include student and parent emails that are checked often.
Contact Us
- For more information about PLACE: St. Margaret Confirmation Program, please email the program coordinators, Ed and Joanne Arrandale at confirmation@stmargaretchurch.com