At Ascension Lutheran Church, Confirmation is primarily for 7th and 8th grade students. According to Luther’s Small Catechism, confirmation is the rite by which a baptized person renews his or her baptismal vow, publicly confesses his/her faith, and is received into membership by the congregation. Confirmation is a time of preparation for baptized Christians to publicly profess that they do indeed believe these things promised for them in their baptism. It is a passing of the torch, if you will, from parental responsibility to personal responsibility for one’s own Christian faith.

 

Goals A. To help each student experience a sense of “community,” that is, what it means to belong to the Christian family we call the church; B. To enhance and encourage a trusting faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; C. To gain knowledge concerning the Bible, the Christian faith, Lutheran doctrine, the Church and the world; D. To maintain or develop a healthy attitude towards the Church. Weekly Schedule Classes, except for two mini-retreats, take place on Thursdays: 5:00 Recreation in Pederson Hall 5:30 Dinner in Pederson Hall (mandatory) 6:00 Sonlight Choir (Music Room), Handbell Choir (Sanctuary), Study Hall in Bethlehem Room. 6:45 Class time:   7th grade meet in the "The Dugout". 8th grade meet in the Bethlehem Room. 7:30 parent pick up 2009-2010 Overall Schedule Confirmation Orientation, September 10, 2009 for students and parents 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Pederson Hall. Classes begin, September 17th Classes every Thursday! Confirmation Sunday is May 16, 2010