In addition to Jacob and Matthew, this year’s Confirmation Conference will feature music by Popple.

The official Popple website is at Popple.us

Our Master of Ceremonies for the Confirmation Conference will be Armando Cervantes.

Armando graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Public and Community Servicein the year 2004 and just graduated this past summer with an M.A. in Pastoral Theology from Loyola Marymount.  Currently he is the Director of the Youth & Young Adults for the Diocese of Orange advocating and empowering with, by and for Youth and Young Adults in various language communities promoting healthy growth intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually.  Always fighting for issues of social justice, (i.e., immigration/abortion/death penalty, etc.) around the Orange County.  He has been a youth minister, teacher, retreat leader, and missionary.

Armando was recently chosen to represent all of North America at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney Australia at a luncheon with Pope Benedict XVI

• Read all about it from the Catholic News Service here
• Or, check out the story in the L.A. Times here
• And finally, in the Florida Catholic news service website here

To top it all off… he’s also a Black Belt in karate – Hiii..YAH

In late January 2011, the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento will be hosting a huge, dynamic, and exciting conference for all those youth who are preparing to receive the awesome Sacrament of Confirmation!

This event is intended for 7-9th graders who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2011. This is an excellent opportunity to connect your school/parish Confirmation program with the larger diocesan Catholic community, and it will include Bishop Jaime Soto!

Pick one of two dates to attend:
1. Saturday, January 29, 2011 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
2. Sunday, January 30, 2011 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

It will be held at St. Francis High School (5900 Elvas Ave.) in Sacramento.

The cost will be $25 per person (includes morning hospitality, snacks, lunch, and a T-shirt)

Registration will start right here, at ConfirmationConference.com, on Monday, April 26th, 2010!

Jacob and Matthew is a Catholic five-piece from Southern California that brings their unique cutting edge style as an alternative to modern rock. With a strong foundation in Jesus’ gospel message of love, the music and lyrics inspire self-reflection. A tremendous draw amongst Catholic youth, their sound inspires a new direction in faith-based music. Jacob and Matthew have performed with such talented artists as Matt Maher, Fr. Stan, Trevor Thompson, Flow Ministries, and Crispin. (You can check out their website at JacobandMatt.com)