Parents, when you brought your child to the font to be baptized, you promised to make them a disciple by: bringing them up in a Lutheran-Christian home, bringing them to Sunday school and Church, participating as a family in church ministries and activities, telling them the faith stories of the Bible and teaching them how to read the Bible for themselves, teaching them the importance of prayer, and how to pray, especially the Lord's prayer, and teaching them the Creeds, those ancient witnesses of faith.

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WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT, NOTHING CAN BE ADDED TO HOLY BAPTISM. A life of growth and maturation in the faith flows from the sacramental waters. A person receives God's grace and the Holy Spirit at their baptism, being born again and becoming a member of the Church, the Body of Christ. Confirmation is a pastoral and educational ministry of the Church, which helps the baptized child to identify more deeply with the Christian community and participate more fully in its mission. Confirmands participate in a three-year program of catechesis, community life, and service in preparation for the rite of the Affirmation of Baptism at the conclusion of the third year of study. The confirmation years are years of identity formation. Through reflection on the Bible and Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, students explore their Lutheran-Christian identity. In response to all the gifts that have been given to them in their baptism and through this community of worship, they are invited to affirm their faith at the conclusion of this  training on a Sunday during worship.

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Affirming one’s baptism is not a one-time act, but something that can and should be done at many points throughout our lives. The confirmation ministry consists in bringing to bear the fullness of the church’s life and mission upon the young person’s life so that affirmation may begin and continue.

 

Being confirmed is a response to God’s gift in Baptism. Your child is eligible to apply for the three year confirmation program if they are 11 yrs. old or older. (If your family is new to the Christian faith and/or the Lutheran Church, Pastor will work with you and your "tween"/young teen or older teen to prepare them to join the confirmation program.)

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Confirmation is a serious commitment. Parents/guardians, please consider the place your Christian faith holds in your family life and your current involvement in the life of the church. If you and your family are not already regularly attending Adult Forum/Sunday school and church and participating in other activities, is the whole family excited or at least willing to start? Is the confirmand looking forward to Confirmation, or do they feel that they are being forced to go through the program? Discuss the requirements of the confirmation program with your child/children, and how it will impact any potentially conflicting activities, such as sports, including cheer, Boy or Girl Scouts or other activities. Explain that the confirmation program deserves to be made a priority. As with anything, you get out what you put in.

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The Program and Requirements 

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