Catholic Church Serving West Seattle Washington
As you are journeying through the preparation to receive the sacrament of Confirmation you are asked to have a sponsor. A sponsor is ideally an adult who is Confirmed and who practices the Catholic faith. The idea of a sponsor for each candidate is so that you might have another spiritually centered adult with whom you can talk about spirituality and the experiences that are part of the preparation process.
A sponsor should be someone other than a parent or a sibling. It is understood that parents and siblings will be supportive and encouraging of the preparation process, and so it is ideal that another adult is invited to journey with you to be a guide and an example of faithful Christian living.
Hopefully, you will choose someone you admire and with whom you will feel comfortable talking about a wide range of topics. Part of your preparation will be to share what you have experienced with your sponsor.
You and your sponsor will be asked to engage in AT LEAST two experiences together. It is up to the two of you to decide what these experiences may be. You can be as creative and individual as you like. The goal is that you will have experiences together that will enhance your discussions and the sharing of feelings and faith understandings.
Some examples are:
Because it is expected that you will be in close communication with you sponsor, and sharing experiences together, it is ideal that your sponsor be someone who lives in relative proximity to you. Sponsoring someone long distance is difficult at best.
Choose someone:
