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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.
Confirmation for 2nd-year high school students will be 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 Family Mass at St. Margaret Church, followed by refreshments in the Church Hall.
Confirmation for 1st-year high school students will be in the Spring of 2027.
Please note the following upcoming events. Other dates for program workshops, service, speakers, and events will be discussed at Orientation.
Click on the event below to sign up for a date and time.
| OCT | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 22 | Heart-to-Heart with Jesus (Adoration) | ||
| 3, 18 | 2nd-Yr Student and Sponsor Retreat | ||
| 4, 11, 25 | Workshops | ||
| 17 | Loaves and Fishes | ||
| 24 | Sacrament of Confirmation for 2nd-Yr Students | ||
| 25 | 2nd-Yr Families: Celebrate with your Parish at the 10:30 am Family Mass at St. Margaret followed by refreshments | ||
| 24, 25 | Fall Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Food Pantry at Madison Community Services | ||
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
Tickets for all students are included with the registration fee. More information will be provided at Orientation.