In recent years the youth in the Archdiocese of Seattle have received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the age of 16 or older.  The Archdiocese is currently working on moving the age for Confirmation to  7th grade.

St. Stephen's Confirmation Preparation Programs will be making this transition over the next two years.

To be eligible to begin the preparation program for the Sacrament of Comfirmation the youth must meet the following requirement, beginning in September 2019:
 

For youth in grades 9-12  they must have attended one of the following two Faith Formation Programs during the 2018-2019 school year.