Sealed by the Spirit:
2026 Diocesan Confirmation Retreat
Saturday, March 14, South Bend, IN
Painting courtesy of Carmen Stephanie Nunez, graduate of Saint Joseph High School
Youths to be confirmed during the 2025-2026 school year are invited to join the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend for one of our two Diocesan Confirmation Retreats:
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne
- Please RSVP for your group using this online form by September 18, 2025
- Registration Packets are due October 8, 2025
Saturday, March 14, 2025 at St. Joseph High School in South Bend
- Please RSVP for your group using this online form by February 1, 2026.
- Registration Packets are due February 27, 2026.
These highly engaging and enriching retreats are open to groups from parishes and schools, both those who are unable to facilitate their own retreat and those who want to supplement their parish retreat with this dynamic, large-scale retreat opportunity.
Questions? Contact Megan Quigley, Director of Adult Faith Formation at [email protected]
Please also note, that we will continue to make available the Virtual Diocesan Confirmation Retreat that was published in 2020. That resource can be useful if a student is sick or otherwise unable to attend an in-person retreat.
Confirmation Retreat 2025-2026
In 2025-2026, the Diocesan Confirmation Retreat schedule has been updated to start at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass to which parents are invited and encouraged to attend.
Full Schedule
9:15-10:00 AM | Check-In (No Breakfast)
Morning Session: What is Confirmation?
10:00 AM | Welcome and Introductions
10:25 AM | | Talk #1 – Dr. Alex Giltner
10:45 AM | Small Group Discussion
11:30 AM | Adoration
12:20 PM | Lunch #1/Confession & Recess
1:00 PM | Lunch #2/Confession & Recess
Afternoon Session: Pentecost and the Call of Confirmation on My Life
1:45 PM | Small Group Game
2:00 PM | Talk #2: Nicola Matty
2:20 PM | Gifts Discernment
2:40 PM | Small Group Discussion
3:15 PM | Large Group Activity
4:00 PM | Mass
5:00 PM | Closing Announcements and Dismissal