INVITED PROGRAM
Invited Program Coordinator: Megan Hanrahan, 704-543-7677 x1027
CONFIRMATION, PART ONE begins as early as sixth grade. For youth in Catholic school, this first part (known as remote preparation) takes place in school during religion class. For youth in public/private (not Catholic) school, this takes place in our parish INVITED program.
To guide the middle school youth discerning their calling as a Catholic disciple our parish program requires the completion of the following six topics: Jesus Christ, Sacraments, The Church, The Trinity, Revelation and Morality. More information on the topics can be seen below under the 2025-2026 program year. In addition to their formation experience, we encourage every youth to take part in our parish youth group for middle school (Edge) or high school (Life Teen) – information on youth groups can be found through the button links at the bottom of page.
As an option to school year programming, open to middle school youth beginning or in the process of completing the INVITED topics. Each topic is offered in a three-day intensive at our Waxhaw campus. This summer our Intensive weeks will take place July 22-24 and July 29-31. Click the sun for more information!
2025-2026 Program Year
We are currently accepting registrations for youth volunteers and adult volunteers and their children. General registration will open on July 13 at 3 pm through an online form. Link will be posted below.
THE TOPICS: The Invited program may be started anytime between sixth and seventh grade. Each participant is expected to complete all six topics before moving into part two of the Confirmation process. How and when this happens depends upon your family life and schedule. The topics are offered in a rotating format as seen in the session schedule below, as well as grade level planners to map out your child’s INVITED journey.
| 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMER TOPICS | All topics offered (max. 2 may be taken) | All topics offered (max. 2 may be taken) | All topics offered (max. 2 may be taken) |
| FALL TOPICS | Sacraments Revelation | Morality The Church | Trinity Jesus Christ |
| WINTER TOPICS | Trinity Jesus Christ | Sacraments Revelation | Morality The Church |
| SPRING TOPICS | Morality The Church | Trinity Jesus Christ | Sacraments Revelation |
Attendance is expected at all seven sessions, but we recognize that illness or unforeseen family circumstances may prevent attendance. For that reason, we built in a grace for absences as well as the ability to ‘swap sessions’ as defined at the link below.
BE THE CHURCH: Each participant is also expected to begin participating in the life of the parish through our Be The Church experiences. The goal of these experiences is for the participant to learn more about themself and how the Holy Spirit is guiding them to live an active life of faith within our parish community. During each program year (JUNE 1 to MAY 31), the participant must complete six experiences. The participant must submit a reflection of each of their experiences via the link below. No more than two experiences may be the same and one experience outside of the parish is allowed.
