What is Confirmation?
Confirmation is a practice where a baptized person begins to claim personally the promise or covenant God made in their baptism: that you are God’s child and an heir to all of His grace and gifts.  Since most young people were too young to speak for themselves at their baptism, parents and sponsors covenanted with God on their behalf.  In Confirmation, maturing youth now begin to speak for themselves and “confirm” their personal covenant with God.  
Confirmation is a time for youth to explore and know in mind and heart what being a child of the “King” is all about.  Confirmation provides youth with a chance to understand more fully the Christian life and start to develop a public confession of their faith and relationship with God as Creator and Father; with Jesus as Friend and Savior; and with God’s Spirit as comforter and guide for all of life.  If you haven’t yet been baptized, Confirmation is a time to explore your faith and prepare for baptism.  Confirmation is a special focused time for youth to grow in friendship with their God! 
8th & 9th Grade KIC Youth (Kids in Confirmation)
                           Year of the Bible
September 27   6:55-8:15 pm   “Get a Move On” Parent/Student Kickoff Orientation
                                                   Who should attend?  Youth and Parents!  
October 4   6:55-8:15 pm   Old Testament Overview!
                                            Who should attend?  Youth and Parents!  
October 11   6:55-8:10 pm  Act One: Creation
                                             Who should attend?  Youth and Guides only
October 18 NO CLASS—MEA Weekend! 
                                          (9th graders come to a SR. High Hayride event @ 7 pm)
October 25   6:55-8:10 pm  Act Two:  The Fall—Humanity’s dark choice!
                                             Who should attend?  Youth and Guides only
 
Note: 
A Parent/Youth Confirmation Information Letter and Registration Form will be coming to all youth entering 8th and 9th Grade early September!  Please fill out the Registration Forms before you come on September 27!  If you know of someone new who is interested in attending Confirmation this fall, encourage them to contact the office so we can send them a letter! We look forward to a great year of God reaching into your kid’s life with incredible growth!  The theme this year is the “Year of the Bible”! If you have a youth in this age level, pray about being a Guide for the year!  It is an incredible opportunity to grow, learn and impact youth! 
Check the Christian Connection for the Acolyte Schedule.
10th Grade Confirmation
​     -Year of Service

          Parent/Youth Kickoff Class and Orientation September 20 @ 7:00-8:15 pm
          Who Should Attend? All Parents and 10th Grade
NOTE:  You will be receiving an Info letter about the ‘Year of Service’ in the mail!
All 10th graders will pick a service area in the church to be involved in along with attending monthly classes!  This will mostly be done at our first meeting, however, if you know you are interested in being a Sunday/Wednesday School Assistant Teacher, please contact Char in the office or Pastor Brett to let them know asap since the Teacher Training is early!!  Teacher training to be announced.
                                         Check the Sr. High Hang Time schedule for 'Core' class dates!!!
  
When we get in shape physically, we strengthen our ‘core’ (our back and abdominal muscles.)  When we get in shape to live a passionate Christian life, we do the same, we strengthen the ‘core’. There are certain ‘core’ things a Christian needs to strengthen and we’ve determined to make 10th Grade Confirmation a ‘Core’ Sticky Faith experience.  The ‘core’ things 10th Graders will discuss this year are:
  • growing in a relationship with the Trinity: Father, Son, and Spirit (Apostles creed study)
  • choosing to learn from life (recognizing moments of God breaking into our lives)
  • living in rhythm with life (rhythm of work and rest i.e.. Working from rest not resting from work)
  • balancing the relationships of life (friends, family, etc.)
  • defining the priorities of life
  • knowing your role in life (becoming all God made you to be)
  • praying as a way of life (The Lord’s Prayer and Trigger Prayers)
  • living life with mission and purpose. 
     We combined 10th Grade Confirmation Experience during the same hour as Hang Time so we can share Smoothies and Shakes and also be able to interact around a topic occasionally!  Although, 10th Grade Confirmation Core Lessons aren’t every week, we are highly encouraging 10th grade to come each week for Hang Time since it falls at the same time as their ‘core’ scheduled classes and will give them the ‘Sticky Faith’ experience we hope for.  The weeks that are highlighted under Hang Time are the Core Confirmation Lessons and the Hang Time topics are listed behind them. Again, 10th Graders can come each week for the Sticky Faith Experience and Core Confirmation Lessons, while alongside the 10th Grade ‘Core’, 9th, 11th and 12th Graders are interacting around another topic.