Schedule Reminder!!!
This is just a reminder to all students
about the schedule for Wednesday nights!

7th Grade:
5:00 - Pizza
5:30 - Large Group Learning Time
6:00 - Huddle Groups

8th Grade:
5:30 - Pizza
6:00 - Large Group Learning Time
6:30 - Huddle Groups

Confirmation:
Strengthening Faith

Confirmation…what does it mean??

According to Webster’s Dictionary, Confirmation is the rite or act of confirming. Well then, what is Confirming?

Confirming is:

• To give approval.
• To make firm or firmer.
• To give new assurance of the validity of; remove doubt by authoritative act or indisputable fact.

I guess that you could say that our confirmation program at Grace Lutheran covers all of those definitions – and then some. At the end of Confirmation, we definitely give our approval by accepting these youths as adult members of our congregation and give them validity through the confirmation service each October. But by far and away the most definitive description of our program is the second definition listed above. During Confirmation, we try to help students to grow in their faith and to make it firmer – all while having a good time!

How do we do this?

Gone are the days of just the Pastor or education committee teaching our youth and the days of sitting our children at a desk and lecturing for an hour. We have realized how important it is to involve the entire family in our children’s Christian education – moms, dads, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles (and even the family pet!). In addition to teaching them the Commandments, Lord’s Prayer and Creed, it’s also teaching them to live a Christian life by example. They need to use all their senses in their faith journey. We want our young people to see, hear, feel and touch Jesus Christ by living out their Baptism on a daily basis – at church, at school, and especially at home.

How do we get the entire family involved?

We believe that our program allows both the youth and the parents to work as a family during and after the confirmation process. We offer many opportunities for parents to become involved in their child’s Christian education.

There some important documents pertaining to our Confirmation Ministry. Click to download to following documents: Schedule, Sermon Note Form, Confirmation Handbook & Confirmation Requirements.