Sacrament Information and Preparation
St. Anthony of Padua Parish

Youth Confirmation:

Candidates for Confirmation must be at least 16 years of age and a Junior in high school to receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

A two year preparation program is required, starting during the student's Sophomore year.

Announcements:

We celebrate with those recently confirmed

On Saturday, Jan. 26th these teens and adults completed their Sacraments of Initiation with Msgr. Cotta, Fr. Rob, Fr. Blessing, Msgr. Byrne & Fr. Ricardo and our church full of friends and families members.
We continue to hold them in prayer:

Nicole DiBello
Patrick Ryan Dodd
Alyssa Dolata-Goodrich
Melissa Ebert
Nicolas Escobar
Jorge Escovedo, Jr.
John Esparza
Jonathan Galindo
Amanda Giel
Zachary Goding
Andrew Golden
Janice Gonzalez-Innis
Nicolas Gonzalez
Silvia Gonzalez
Liam Hall
Alexandra Harris
Caroline Harris
Nicole Hernandez
Sydney Hischier
Crystal Hohenbrink
Chelsee Jacinto
Thomas Kilgore
Lauren King
Austin LeMay
Colleen Lewis
Kirstiana Lopez
Antonio Lopez
Marilyn Maldonado
Nicole Martin
Paulino Martinez
Candace Matson
Elizabeth Mejia
Erika Mejia
Erynn Mohr
Christina Montanez
Katelyn Morrill
Megan Moss
Gordon Paul
Tomas Pena
Thomas Perea
Shelby Pereira
Nathan Perez
Ross Piche
Samantha Pistoresi
Mark Ryan
Anthony Sagariballa
Vincent Saldivar
Kurt Sanchez
Clarissa Adame
Monique Aguilera
Remington Alexander
Paulina Alvarez
Chris Avila
Steve Avila
Danielle Jacqueline Briseno
Thomas Canfield
Melanie Capucao
Kelly Carey
Erin Carroll
Arturo Cervantes
Christian Cetti
Ashley Chavez
Taylor Christensen
Elizabeth Coronado
Leesa Corrales
Jessica Couch
Ryan Cox
Victoria Criado
Daniel Cronin
Tyler Crough
Katy Cuaresma
Serena DeWees
Analiese Seruby
Aaron Simpson
Alexandria Sasha Smith
Isabelle Steffel
Ian Stephens
Kevin Van Gundy
Vanessa Vargas
Brittany Vellutini
Nyssa Villarreal
Vanessa Viramontes
Andrea Vitug
Aaralisa Warrick-Young
Eric Woods
Joshua Young
Regina Mireles
Lorena Saenz
Justin Carrasco
Alex Anthony Garcia
Jeffrey Garcia
Martha Monica Gonzalez
Fernando Lopez
Aracely Mota
Lauralee Olivas
Christopher Quintanilla

High School Confirmation Students: Teens must be at least a sophomore in High School. Confirmation sessions begin in September and are held twice a month on Sunday evening following the 6:00pm Liturgy until 9:00pm. Contact Sharon at 439-0142x111 or email schristison@stanthonyfresno.org. Forms will be available during our first meeting.

First Year Confirmation Students: First Year Confirmation for this year has begun. Students must be a sophomore, junior or senior to begin preparation. It is a two year preparation and in their first year they meet on Sunday nights in the social hall following the 6:00pm mass until 9:00pm.

• Confirmation Registration Form
• First Year Confirmation Handbook
  

• Second Year Confirmation Handbook

For additional information on our Confirmation program, contact Sharon Christison at 439-0124 ext. 111
or email schristison@stanthonyfresno.org

Adult Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confirmation:

Those wanting to know more about our Church or in receiving Baptism, Confirmation or Eucharist (R.C.I.A.– Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) are welcome to join us every Tuesday night in the Conference Room from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Our group is open to new members anytime during the year. No preregistration is required.

Contact the RCIA/Adult Education Coordinator, Martha Danks Ferguson at 439-0124 ext. 114 or email mdanksferg@stanthonyfresno.org for additional information.