Confirmation (of many sorts)

Sean was confirmed last night, along with many people who have come and gone from the choir through the years.  It's a new beginning for the confirmees, a chance to live up to their new responsibilities in Christ.  It was another moment for this old choir director to engage in nostalgia and happy memories of children who are coming into their own, growing into their adult skins, testing their limits and expanding horizons.

I am delighted to note that Sean did NOT in fact burst into flames when the Bishop annointed him.  There was apparently some question in his mind about his destiny and spiritual nature beforehand that made the possibility of lightning strikes or spontaneous combustion possible, but it turns out, it's okay for Sean to be a fully confirmed Catholic after all.  *smile*

But I deliberately digress....

Other things have been confirmed, too:

1. There WILL be two Youth Choir Masses per month starting in fall, one with the FULL choir, and the second with a rotation of three small scholas.  Only twice a year will most people find themselves serving twice in a month.
2. The Parish is looking at the financials from Rome to see what they can contribute to help us.  Please pray for wisdom in the Parish Council and for Fr. Mike who will ultimately make the decision.  Ask for the intercession of St. Gregory and St. Cecilia in this matter. 

CONGRATULATIONS SEAN!