Youth Ministry and Confirmation
Confirmation 2026
Registrations for Confirmation 2026 have been closed.
Please pray for our 42 candidates preparing for their Confirmation in September 2026.
For all inquiries, please contact the you minister and confirmation director Ryan Bao at ryan.bao@dsj.org or (408) 248-7786 x109
Tuesday Bible Studies
Join us every Tuesday to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ with fellow teens! Our Bible Studies have been running on Tuesdays for more than 2 years now where we prepare for Sunday’s Mass with the reading and discussion of the Gospel. Come by and make a new friend at the Youth Center (Church Basement) at 8pm. Snacks are provided.
Quinceañeras
The Quinceañera is the celebration and blessing of a young woman in her passage from childhood to adulthood. St. Clare is welcome to celebrating this occasion of young woman in its community.
If you are interested and would like to begin the process of holding a Mass and blessing on the occasion of a Quinceañera, please contact Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org [eng/esp]).
Si interesa en el proceso de Quinceañera, contacta el ministro de jovenes Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org) o llama la oficina.
The typical Quinceañera process takes these steps:
- Completion of Quinceañera Form (ENG/ESP) and submission to office
- Initial meeting between Youth Minister, parents, and Quinceañera
- Formation preparation and meeting between Youth Minister and Quinceañera
- Rehearsal before the day of the Quinceañera
- Quinceañera
For questions or accommodations, please contact our youth minister Ryan Bao (ryan.bao@dsj.org | 408-728-5907)