Dear Parents of St Paul Confirmation Students,
Confirmation is always an important time in the life of our young people. In some ways it serves as a point of transition – from youth toward adulthood, from baptized membership only to communicant membership, from sharing the faith of your parents to independently making your own confession of faith. In that last sense especially, confirmation is a vital time. It is a solemn and sincere vow. To see a young person stand before a congregation and willingly and joyfully confess the faith of the Scriptures and then vow to be faithful to that confession of faith even unto death is an exciting thing. It is a sign for us the faith given at baptism is alive.
I am writing this letter to provide you with the information that you will need for the quickly approaching confirmation of your 7th grade student. Some important details regarding your student's confirmation are as follows:
Confirmation Verses may be chosen from the attached sheet. I will reserve the final choice for the verses. Students and parents are encouraged to select those verses together. Please indicate your top three choices by writing the references in the spaces provided. You may choose a verse other than those listed, simply indicate the reference in one of the three slots.
I plan on interviewing each confirmand individually before confirmation Sunday. I will ask them questions about Christian doctrine according to what they have studied and I will ask them about their commitment to that faith and their desire to be confirmed.
Confirmation Sunday will be Palm Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 10:00 AM.
First Communion will be during the Maundy Thursday service. The confirmation class will sit together and attend communion together.
Please have your child's baptismal sponsors present on Confirmation Sunday. Sponsors and Parents will stand before the altar as their respective child is confirmed.
This may or may not be a comprehensive list of all the needed information. If you have questions please call me or email me. I look forward to experiencing with you this exciting time in the life of your confirmation student.
Peace in Christ,
Rev. Paul Schlueter
St. Paul Lutheran Church
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