REHERSAL DINNER FOR TEEN AND SPONSOR
Rehearsal dinner for teen and sponsor: Usually the evening before the Confirmation Mass
Sponsors need to attend with teen.
- Parents do not need to attend.
- If the sponsor is not available a parent must attend with their teen.
CONFIRMATION MASS
Date is determined by the (arch)bishop’s schedule.
Teen and sponsor should arrive one hour before Mass and check in at the Social Hall.
Family members: arrive thirty minutes before Mass, proceed to the sanctuary to save your seats. The center aisles are reserved for confirmandi and their sponsors.
Dress: For Candidates and Sponsors
You will be presenting yourselves to the bishop. In order to honor this moment, you should dress appropriately and with modesty.
Gentlemen, please wear the following:
¨ Dress pants with a belt
¨ Dress shoes with socks
¨ Collared dress shirt, tucked in
¨ Necktie
¨ Jacket (optional)
Ladies, please wear the following:
¨ Modest dress or modest skirt and blouse or nice pantsuit
¨ With dress shoes (no flip flops)
¨ YOUR SKIRT MUST BE TO YOUR KNEE OR LONGER WHEN SEATED
¨ No short skirts
¨ TOPS/DRESSES MUST HAVE SLEEVES – Nothing strapless or spaghetti straps. If you have a sleeveless dress or blouse you must wear a sweater over it
¨ No low or plunging neck lines; bare backs or bare midriffs
