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Ten Commandments & the Lord's Prayer & Martin Luther
Confirmation is weight training for your soul! You were "fearfully and wonderfully made" says God in the Psalms! Keeping physically active helps to strengthen your body and keeping spiritually active helps to strengthen your soul; your relationship with God!
Confirmation is about strengthening your relationship with Christ through worship, learning and service and enjoying each other along the journey!
Worship
+Worship with your church family at Grace
- 25 Sermon Notes per year
- Acolyting, reading, ushering, sound system, singing/playing special music or assisting with communion are all options for how to help in worship once a month.
- Pray with your Small Group
- Pray with your family – Bible readings & prayers are in your new Head to Heart Home Journals.
- Pray on your own
Learn
+Sunday School for 6th-8th Grade at 9 a.m. on Sunday will involve being teacher helpers for younger grades in the new Rotation model!
+Wednesday Night Head to Heart Confirmation, Supper at 6:15 and class from 6:45-8:15 p.m.
+Confirmation Camp Summer of 2008 (optional, but worth 10 Sermon Notes!)
+9th Grade Verse Paper
+9th Grade Faith Talk with a Mission Board member
Service
+Small Group Outreach Events on Wednesday nights (Serving the India Children's Choir, food pantry drive, Souper Bowl for World Hunger, etc.)
+Bethphage Retreat
+4 Individual Service Projects at Grace per year (helping with VBS, childcare for different church events, helping Sharon in the church office, etc.)
Fellowship
+Small Group Fellowship Nights. Sometimes we just have fun!
+Nebraska Synod Middle School Gathering in Aurora over Christmas Break (Optional, but worth 4 Sermon Notes!)
Wednesday Rules & Regs
- Hats off to God! (no hats in the bldg.)
- No getting pop after we start from the machine
- No put-downs (must give 3 put-ups!)
- No electronic media or other "toys"
- Clothing rules are the same as the school's
2007-2008 Calendar (printer friendly version) Adobe Reader needed
The Ten Commandments & the Lord's Prayer
August
Wed., 8/29 = Parent/Student Orientation
September
Wed., 9/5 = Theme Event - 1st Commandment
Wed., 9/12 = Theme Event - 2nd Commandment
Wed., 9/19 = Theme Event - 3rd Commandment
Wed., 9/26 = Review Quiz & Fellowship
October
Wed., 10/3 = Theme Event - 4th Commandment
**Tues., 10/9 = Outreach Event – Host India Children's Choir Meal, housing
Wed., 10/17 = Theme Event - 5th Commandment
Wed., 10/24 = Theme Event – Martin Luther
Wed., 10/31 = The "Luther" Movie & Halloween Treats!
November
Wed., 11/7 = Theme Event - 6th Commandment
Wed., 11/14 = Theme Event - 7th Commandment
Wed., 11/21 = THANKSGIVING EVE (No Confirmation)
Wed., 11/28 = Theme Event - 8th Commandment
December
Wed., 12/5 = Theme Event - 9th and 10th Commandments
Wed., 12/12 = Quiz over 4th - 10th Commandments, Luther & Party!
Wed., 12/19 = No Confirmation
Wed., 12/26 = No Confirmation
Thurs., Fri., 12/27-28 = NE Synod Middle School Gathering @ Aurora
January 2008
Wed., 1/2 = No Confirmation
Wed., 1/9 = Theme Event—Lord's Prayer (Our Father)
Wed., 1/16 = Fellowship/Outreach – Souper Bowl Sunday prep
Wed., 1/23 = Theme Event—Lord's Prayer (Hallowed Be Your Name)
Wed., 1/30 = Theme Event – Quiz over Lord's Prayer so far
February
Wed., 2/6 = Ash Wednesday
Wed., 2/13 = Lent
Wed., 2/20 = Lent
Wed., 2/27 = Lent
March
Wed., 3/5 = Lent
Fri.-Sat., 3/7&8 = Bethphage Retreat
Wed., 3/12 = Lent
Sun., 3/16 = Palm Sunday
Thurs., 3/20 = Maundy Thurs.
Fri., 3/21 = Good Fri.
Sun., 3/23 = Easter
Wed., 3/26 = No Confirmation/Spring Break
April
Wed., 4/2 = Theme Event-- Lord's Prayer (Thy Kingdom Come & Thy Will Be Done)
Wed., 4/9 = Outreach Event (Daily Bread – Food Pantry drive)
Wed., 4/16 = Theme Event-- Lord's Prayer (Forgive Us)
Wed., 4/23 = Theme Event—Lord's Prayer (Save Us From Trial & Evil)
Wed., 4/30 = Theme Event – Lord's Prayer (For Thine is the Glory)
May
Wed., 5/7 = Prep for Final Quiz
Wed., 5/14 = Last Night of Confirmation— Quiz & Party!
Wed., 5/21 = LPS Last day of school
Summer 2008
We're going next summer!!!
Sunday – Friday, June 8-13, 2008 = Confirmation Camp at Carol Joy Holling, Ashland, NE with Pastor Megan
Fall 2008
9th Graders Faith Talk Interview with a Mission Board member
9th Graders write 250-word paper on a Bible Verse of their choosing
9th Grade retreat with Pastor Megan
Confirmation Day = November 23, 2008 Christ the King Sunday
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