Dear Youth,

The leadership team and I wish to congratulate you for making it this far   in your faith journey as a Catholic! All of your effort toward growing in   wisdom, knowledge and   relationship with Christ has led to this very spe cial moment of your life—the day of your Confirmation. In receiving this   Sacrament, you have been sealed with the gift of the   Holy Spirit, receiving   special strength and graces that will allow Christ to use you in tremendous   new ways if you only allow Him to do so. From this point onwards you are   declared a fully initiated Catholic in the eyes of the Church, so what comes   next?

The Lord now sends you forth to share your gifts and talents with the   world to build up the Kingdom on Earth! It all begins right here, right   now. This is your mission: to go and   make disciples of all nations   (Matthew 28:19). In addition, our parish community now looks to you to   take part in leadership roles in its many ministries. As youth minister, I   look   forward to helping you continue to grow in faith, community and   service as you now transition to St. Thomas Aquinas Life Teen, our faith   community for high school teens.   Finally, don’t forget that you will always   have support from your Church and the sponsors who have promised to   journey together with you on the road toward Heaven. Seek Him   always.

In Christ,  Chris Mardesich, Director Youth & Young Adults