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Confirmation
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New class forming September 2012
Confirmation is a serious
undertaking. In confirmation a young
woman or young man reaffirms the vows made by parents at the time of
Baptism. It is a time to say seriously
that AI believe in God,
the Holy Spirit and Jesus. I believe that
Jesus is both Savior and Lord and I intend to follow Jesus as a disciple.@ It is also the process by which our young
people become members of Peace UCC. We
take this aspect of confirmation seriously.
Our expectation is that they will participate in the life of this
congregation both during and after confirmation.
There are some expectations that come with
the confirmation process.
1. Attendance at the regular weekly meetings.
2. Regular Sunday school attendance. This year, the class will be studying the
life of Jesus. This is material they
will not be getting in Confirmation Class, so this is an important part of
their confirmation year.
3. Regular worship
attendance (including Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Maundy
Thursday and/or Good Friday and Easter Sunday).
They will receive worksheets for worship notes. Parents are expected to attend with their
children.
4. Participation in worship (possibilities:
liturgist, usher, help with children=s time.)
5. Participation in field trips and other
scheduled “events”.
6. Write a personal Statement of Faith and
present it to the Council and congregation.
7. 15 service
hours in and around Peace UCC. [The fair
stand is a great way to jump start your hours!!]
There will be regular
homework assignments (these should take 20 to 30 minutes per week) in addition
to the requirements listed above. Missed
sessions must be made up with take-home assignments. Please let Pastor Marty know in advance, when
a session will be missed or if help is needed with the homework. Some of the assignments will require parental
participation.
Confirmation is meant to be a time
to think about faith issues and God’s part in our lives. We take it seriously, but also expect this to
be an enjoyable time for discovery and growth.
