Welcome to your monthly
Confirmation newsletter!
You can count on this communication for reminders about upcoming dates and sign-ups.
**REMINDER: Personal Creeds are due to Elizabeth Cook by February 25th!
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Confirmation Meeting for Confirmands, Parents & Sponsors
Sharing Personal Creeds
Parents, Sponsors, and Confirmands are all asked to create a creed that will be shared in very small intimate/family groups on
Sunday, March 10
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Creeds created by Confirmands are due to
Elizabeth Cook
, ecook@firstpres-charlotte.org, by February 25th.
**Parents and Sponsors do not need to turn theirs in.
Confirmation Grade Level Dinner
Sunday, March 3 (6pm)
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Recap of February 10th Grade Level Dinner with Pen Peery -- What is the Bible?
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February 10th Grade Level Dinner Recap by Emily Harrison (Confirmation Teacher):
During this past GLD, the Confirmation Group learned about The Bible. Pen led the discussion on what The Bible is exactly. Here is the take-away from the GLD:
“What is the Bible?”
Did you know
: The Bible is a library with 66 books within it’s cover? These 66 books tell the story of God’s relationship with His people. The Bible is filled with Poems (Psalms), stories in code (Revelations), letters (Corinthians), etc.
Did you know:
Depending on your sect within Christianity or Religion, there are parts of The Bible missing or added? Take Catholicism for instance. Catholics use the Apocrypha which is five books between the Old and New Testament. The Jewish Religion uses the Tanakh which contains 24 books dividend into the Torah meaning teaching (first five books of the Old Testament), Nevi’im meaning prophets, and Ketuvim meaning writings. The Jews only use books from the Old Testament.
Did you also know:
The Bible shows up in literature, law, and sometimes school? God has had a hand in creating arts and law within our communities. Like the commandment “Thou Shall Not Steal”. This has been made into a law that is punishable. Or like Harry Potter where a lot of the symbolism points to Christianity.
The Bible is extremely important because it tells people about God.
Take 10 minutes to start reading The Bible. Pen recommends starting with The Book of Matthew. The chapters are short so reading a chapter in 10 minutes should be easy. The Bible might seem daunting, but it can open your eyes to the Word of God.
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Personal Creed Information!
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Confirmands, Parents & Sponsors Sharing Personal Creeds
Confirmands and Sponsors...if you were unable to attend the last Confirmation meeting, I encourage you to schedule a time that you can meet together and have a casual conversation to begin compiling ideas for the confirmand's creed.
Click here
to view the worksheets that will help guide your conversation.
Parents, Sponsors, and Confirmands are all asked to create a creed that will be shared in very small intimate/family group on
Sunday, March 10th at 10am
. Attached worksheets are for Confirmands, Parents and Sponsors. You will find them both in a single attachment
here
. Please use them as a guide as you all begin to work on your personal creed (they don't need to be returned).
You all have free reign on how you want to create, write, design your creed. If you create something, you will need to take a picture of it and submit that picture to Elizabeth Cook by February 25th.
If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact
Natalie Raygor
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What should I expect at a Confirmation GLD?
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Grade level dinners are an important part of youth ministry at FPC. We're a big church, and these monthly grade-level gatherings help to create smaller communities within our big community.
Confirmation GLDs are the backbone of the Confirmation experience. Each month, we have dinner together, spend some time in small groups (these groups are assigned and stay the same during the year), and then we have a program to learn about different things Christians do: pray, study Scripture, worship, serve, and care. FPC pastors and staff lead these programs, and it's our hope that these conversations will encourage 8th graders to reflect on what they believe and how their lives reflect their beliefs.
Here's an overview of a typical Confirmation GLD evening:
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Welcome activity, dinner, and fellowship
6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Announcements, check-in with your Confirmation small group,
program, and closing journal* time
*Don't forget to bring your Confirmation journal with you to GLDs!
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March GLD Topic: Service
Led by Mary Scott Peterson
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Save the date! Confirmation Grade Level Dinner on Sunday, March 3rd @ 6pm.
Mary Scott Peterson will lead our conversation on Service. Be on the lookout next month for more information.
Don't forget to bring your journals!
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Confirmation Leader Team:
DJ Harrison, Emily Harrison, Stacy Magan, Rick Rogers, Crystal Sellers
Staff:
Natalie Raygor, Director of Youth Ministries
nraygor@firstpres-charlotte.org
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