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 November 2020:
For youth in grades 7-12 they must have attended one of the following Faith Formation Programs during the 2019-2020 school year.
- EDGE (St. Stephen's Middle School Faith Formation Program
- Life Teen High School Faith Formation Program
- Catholic School the year prior to enrolling in the Confirmation Preparation Program.
(2019-2020)