Confirmation
Middle & High School Confirmation
Registration for 26/27 Confirmation Preparation is now open!!
Our Confirmation program is now administered to teens as a parish family: the parishes of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Joseph.
Confirmation Preparation is open to youth in 7th-12th grade. Participating youth should be baptized and have received their First Holy Communion in the Catholic Church.
Registration for 2026-27 is now open. The last day to register is August 31, 2026.
Regular sessions begin Sunday, September 13th and are held at Mary, Queen of Peace in the San Pedro Room on the lower level of the church.
Middle School (grades 7-8) meets on Sundays from12:30pm - 2pm
High School (grades 9-12) meets on Sundays from 3pm - 4:30pm
**Parents and candidates must attend one of the four scheduled information sessions. Registration should be completed prior to attending. **
Sunday 8/16/2026 & 8/30/2026 12:30 - 1:30pm Mary Queeen of Peace, Pope Room
Thursday 8/20/2026 & 9/3/2026 7pm - 8pm virtual
ABOUT CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
Confirmation Preparation is a 16-week commitment from September 13-January 24th. We observe both the Issaquah School District and St. Joseph School break schedules and will not hold sessions on the days that fall on a school holiday or during calendar holiday breaks. FULL SCHEDULE
Regular attendance and participation are a requirement of preparation. This includes:
- Attend Mass every Sunday and on Holy days of Obligation.
- Maximum number of absences: 3
- Participate in 10 - Works of Mercy service hours as stipulated in the preparation guidelines.
- Attend a full-day Confirmation retreat.
Additionally, submission of valid sacramental documents must be received via electronic submission by the corresponding due date:
October 15 - Candidate's recent annotated baptismal certificate (copy) that includes record of First Holy Communion. These records are ordered from your son/daughter's church of baptism.
*If the candidate was baptized in our parish family, the sacraments will be verified by our staff. No documents are required.
December 15 -Sponsor's recent annotated baptismal certificate (copy) that includes record of First Holy Communion and Confirmation, Sponsor Letter signed and sealed by Sponsor's home parish.
All documents should be submitted electronically as a .pdf and sent to mfellez@sjcissaquah.org.
Adult Confirmation
Are you an adult Catholic who has not yet been Confirmed? It’s not too late! A profound outpouring of the Holy Spirit is being offered to you through this sacrament. Please contact RCIA@mqp.org for more information about being prepared to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
