Confirmation Class of 2015
Presenting Statements of Faith to Session
These have been busy weeks as we prepare for our annual Youth Sunday and the celebration of our 2015 Confirmation Class. Last Sunday we baptized three youth who will be confirmed this coming Sunday, and three other children from two of those families also came to the font. I particularly enjoyed the giggles that the youngest children got as they got wet!
Our confirmation class has been on a journey that began in January. Fifteen of our 7th and 8th graders attended early Sunday morning classes, read the gospel of Mark and the Catechism, went on a retreat and prepared their own faith statements. The highlight of the program was reading those faith statements before the session on May 6th. The elders and parents were totally impressed at the depth of understanding and the personal insights of these faith statements.
On Sunday we will welcome these newest member as part of our annual Youth Sunday. Our own Alexandra Kung, graduating high school senior will bring the sermon. As you can see below, these young people recognize that confirmation is not the end of the journey, it is just the beginning. I'm as proud as any pastor could be of our youth and confident of the future of our church and world because of them.
See you in church,
Pastor Dale
Combined Statement of Faith
Confirmation Class of 2015
I believe in the trinity.
God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
The triune God brings us together and gives us faith. NH The trinity lets us see God, Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit in different ways.
LC
God created the planet Earth and created all of us. God loves everyone on Earth. WC I
believe that God is the creator of everything and provides us our own special
talents and abilities. EP
I believe Jesus, the Son of God, came down to Earth. He taught people the Word of God and healed
the sick and injured… Jesus didn’t only teach, but ate and talked in the
presence of the lowest people in society, to show that God’s love has no
boundaries. SS Jesus Christ lived life and experienced pain
as well as joy like one of us. JP
I believe the Holy Spirit is with us all the time. It is in the beauty of nature, from the most
beautiful sunset to the most simple insect.
I believe the church is a safe, loving place where we can express our
faith in God. I am proud to belong to a
church where people of any race or sexual orientation are welcomed. LM The church is a community of people who don’t
just come to pray, but to help people in need. RC Service to others is important. It’s a way to follow Jesus’ path because he
helped people in many ways. TF
I was baptized here, which was my welcome into the
church. Now I am being confirmed, part 2
of the baptism, and becoming an official member of the church. LB Baptism links us to God and the church
forever from when we are children.
Communion serves to remind us of all the goodness of Jesus and to have
faith as we live our lives. JM
I believe the Bible is a guidebook when we need it. It’s full of stories to teach us lessons and
it teaches us what God wants us to know.
PD Having faith in the Bible isn’t
memorizing the whole book, it is taking the teachings and putting them to use
in everyday life. HT
Christ’s life may be up in heaven, but I am still down here;
until I make it to heaven I will remain a Christian of faith and integrity. HB In honor of my faith, I will live simply,
worry less, be more patient, kind and give of myself to others…My confirmation
is just the beginning of my relationship with God and my faith. RM
(Initials refer to the youth responsible for that line of the statement).
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