Confirmation is held on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 pm starting in September for 7^th and 8^th graders.  These nights involve four kinds of events:

• LEARNING - Learn about faith through music, presentations and small group work on the evening's topic.

• SERVICE - Serve others during events at All Saints and in the world.

• FELLOWSHIP - Create bonds in Christian Fellowship through play and fun activities.

• FAMILY - Spend quality time with your family playing, serving, and learning about faith.

Confirmation at All Saints is a two year program – one year of Biblical study, one year of catechism including the Apostles Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.  In the spring of their second year, students affirm their baptismal vows and are confirmed in their faith on Confirmation Sunday.

One of the resources used in confirmation is The Lutheran Handbook. In this book students learn that Martin Luther’s theology is grounded in paradoxes – sinner/saint, law/gospel, hidden/revealed – and illuminated by a down-to-earth, everyday sense of humor. The wink on Luther’s face indicates that even though theology is serious stuff, we should nonetheless remember that it is not our theology that saves us, but Jesus Christ. The Lutheran Handbook, published by Augsburg Fortress, is given to all confirmation students at All Saints as a step-by-step instruction of theological truths and everyday faith situations.  You can order a copy for yourself though Augsburg Fortress.  

www.winkingluther.org

THE GROUP
7th and 8th Grade youth meet between services on Sunday mornings in the Hearthside Room for study, skits, and fun conversation.  New faces are always welcome!  Please contact the church office for more information.