Welcome to your monthly Confirmation newsletter!

Thank you all so much for attending the Confirmation meeting in September! If you were unable to attend and did not receive your Bible that morning, please contact Natalie Raygor.

You can count on this communication for reminders about upcoming dates and sign-ups.

Take note...
October Dates

6 // Grade Level Dinner @ 6 p.m.
RSVP here by this Thursday!

18 // Visit to Temple Beth El @ 6:45 p.m.
RSVP here

20 // Congregational Day of Service
Sign-up for a service project here

23 // Registration deadline for Confirmation Retreat Nov. 22-24 - Register online here
Confirmation Resources


Please note: February Confirmation Meeting (youth, parent, & sponsor)
Moved to Feb. 9

Upcoming CYPP Training Dates:
for Sponsors and Confirmation Teachers
  • October 2 @ 12:00pm (Wednesday) Chapel
  • October 8th @ 12:00pm (Tuesday) Chapel
  • October 17th @ 5:00pm (Thursday) Chapel
What should I expect at a Confirmation GLD?
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 explore their faith and claim it as their own, deepen their relationship with God and discover what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and part of the Presbyterian tradition . 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.

Don't forget to bring your new Confirmation Bibles!

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 notebook* time

*Each youth will receive a Confirmation notebook this Sunday and is asked to bring their notebook and Bible with them to GLDs!
October GLD Topic: Who is God?
This Sunday Robert Galloway will teach the first Confirmation session on, "Who is God?"

When we begin a journey of faith and understanding, the only place to begin is with God. Yet, how do we begin discussing God. In the Gospel of John, we are told “No ones has ever seen God, It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known” (John 1:18). From the  Book of Confessions,  question four in the Westminster Catechism asks, “Who is God?” The answer we are provided is, “God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in God’s being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, and goodness, and truth.” These are some high level answers to a big question that human beings have been asking for thousands of years. 

On Sunday night, we will use scripture, our confessions, and the ideas of big thinkers to answer this question. We will come up with an answer (or the beginning of the answer) using your own words. It will be a lively discussion and we may have more questions than answers. We hope to see you all there for the first part of the Confirmation Class.
Confirmation Leader Team:
Walker Fritz, Bailey Morton, and Rick Rogers,

Staff:
Natalie Raygor, Director of Youth Ministries
nraygor@firstpres-charlotte.org
Robert Galloway, Associate Pastor for Christian Formation and Young Adults
rgalloway@firstpres-charlotte.org