Confirmation Timeline
This timeline is meant to describe the basic shape of the Confirmation Program. Specific dates will be provided as events and milestones come closer.
Act I
Grade 6: Confirmation Bible Year. Class on Sundays, 9:15am
Grade 7: Confirmation Small Catechism Year. Class on Sundays, 9:15am
In 6th and 7th grade, our kids meet on Sundays from 9:15–10:15am on the same schedule as our Sunday School. 6th grade is taught by lay leaders and is devoted to Bible stories. This is the time when kids get more deeply familiar with Biblical characters and the overall Biblical narrative from the creation story in Genesis to the new creation story in the gospels. The pastors will share teaching duties for 7th grade which will be devoted to the lessons of Luther’s Small Catechism.
Act II
Confirmation Camp at Sugar Creek
(summer between grades 7 & 8)
Grades 8 & 9: worship together every Wednesday,
followed by small groups at 7pm
Attend worship 30 times a year
Participate in small group every Wednesday from 7–8pm
Participate in at least 3 classes per semester
In 8th and 9th grade, our kids meet on Wednesdays for worship at 6:15pm, and then for small groups from 7–8pm. For these two years, confirmands meet in small groups every week to begin learning to receive the gift of Christian fellowship as they not only share and listen to each other’s highs and lows, but they will also use this time to process faith questions raised in workshops.
Act III
10th graders meet on Wednesdays from 7–8pm for six weeks in September and October, to create stoles, pick a scripture verse, prepare their faith story and be introduced to Peer Ministry. We will use the Wednesdays in September and early October to prepare for confirmation Sunday and to think about what happens next? (Peer Ministry, we hope! It’s their choice.)
Peer Ministry is a great way for our 10th graders to learn about how to deal with any situation.