Overview of Confirmation Process: Actual Plan Used for Grades 3 and 4

OVERVIEW OF CONFIRMATION MINISTRY PROCESS

(Copy of actual plan used at Grace Lutheran in Hermantown,MN)

THIRD GRADE

WORSHIP:  Fifteen (15) Worship Units earned.

SUNDAY SCHOOL:  Fifteen (15) Sunday School Credits earned.

CONFIRMATION UNIT: 

Enrollment Service & Receive Bibles (October)

Learning:  Liturgies for Worship. (January Sundays)

• Sunday 01:  Parent/Student intro to Organ led Worship
• Sunday 02:  Parent/Student intro to Praise Band led Worship
• Sunday 03:  Lead Narrative Worship Service at both Services

Serving:       

• Sharpening pencils, straightening Bibles & Hymnals and  marking Lessons for upcoming Sunday in Lectern Bible.

TIF Unit*:  The Bible: selected Bible verses read together @ worship.

• Parent/Student classes during Sunday School on three consecutive Sundays in November.
• Participation at Worship: Reading of selected Bible verses, selected to parallel Lessons & Gospel for the day.

FOURTH GRADE

WORSHIP:  Fifteen (15) Worship Units earned.

SUNDAY SCHOOL:  Fifteen (15) Sunday School Credits earned.

CONFIRMATION UNIT: 

Devotional Reading of the Bible  (During January)

Learning: 

• Pastor visits the home of each student to discuss personal and family devotions using selected readings from the gospel of Mark.
• First Sunday in February: Lead congregation in Responsive Reading of the Psalm in Worship.

Serving:       

• Deliver Devotional Booklets (large or regular print) to Shut-ins.

 TIF Unit*:      The Apostles’ Creed.

• Parent/Student classes during Sunday School, last 2 Sundays in September and first Sunday in October.
• Lead congregation in Apostles’ Creed on 2nd Sun in Oct.

*TIF Unit: “Together In Faith” as published by Augsburg Fortress at that time.