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St. Mark’s offers Confirmation preparation beginning after exams in January and ending with a service of Confirmation and Baptism at Belmont Chapel in the spring. Weekly meetings are held on Sunday late afternoons at the Chaplain’s residence on campus. All students are welcome to these gatherings, whether or not they intend to be confirmed—it is an opportunity to talk about the Christian faith, about the Church, and about our own doubts and hopes as we consider the role of spirituality as well as organized religion in our lives. The only requirement for Confirmation is Baptism in any Christian denomination; if your child has not yet been baptized, he or she can be baptized at the same service.
If you or your child would prefer Catholic preparation, St.Anne’s Roman Catholic Church here in Southborough also offers classes beginning in January, and will prepare your son or daughter for confirmation either there or at your home parish. The church is just a short walk from campus. Very occasionally, a Catholic parish will approve the preparation offered at St. Mark’s, augmenting it with an extra class or two specific to the Catholic faith, but you would have to check with your parish priest to make sure this was acceptable to him.
Please contact (or have your child contact) the Rev. Barbara Talcott, St. Mark’s School Chaplain, to indicate your interest in either program; she can be reached at barbaratalcott@stmarksschool.org or 508-786-6186.