Confirmation Connection Week of March 23, 2021 | Lenten Mentoring 6

The Ripple Effect of Faith

Welcome to the last week of Lenten Mentoring! Step 1 - Watch the short video with an introduction and the announcements for this week. Step 2 - Use The Ripple Effect of Faith Faith Practice Cards and the material below to talk about the topic and put it into practice. Step 3 - Close your time together with a prayer or a blessing.

The Lord Jesus is a living stone. You also are like living stones... -1 Peter 2:4a, 5a ERV Faith Practice Cards Online Bible Verses Ephesians 4:12 1 John 3:18 Try reading 2-3 different translations of each verse. What changes and what stays the same with each translation? Which version speaks to you? What do you like about it more than the others? What do these verses teach us about the faith value, Energized to Act? How are these verses calling us to act? Which verse do like the most? Why? What ripple(s) do you see in each verse? How do you fit in to the verses?

Where Faith Meets Life Share your highs and lows (best and hardest part) of the week. What does it mean to be Energized to Act? What gives you energy to act? How do the other four faith values, Created in God's Image, Guided by Faith, Inspired by the Spirit, Engaged in Learning, connect to Energized to Act? Would you change any of the five faith values? Which one is easiest for you to talk about and put into practice? Which one is the hardest for your to talk about and put into practice? How does putting your faith values into action inform your priorities? If you believe it... are you living it? What ripple did you intentionally start over the last week? Was it hard to do? Do you think the ripple is still going and growing?  How is the faith value, Energized to Act, similar to the question, if you believe it...are you living it? Is it easy or hard to let your faith values guide you? Why? What changes for you when your faith values guide your decisions? How does your faith shape and guide who you are and how you show up in the world each day? What ripple will start today?

Close with a Blessing (Choose one of the following or create your own!) 1) Ask God to continue to bless each other and remind one another that God loves them. 2) May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord’s face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; may the Lord look upon you with favor, and give you peace. 3) Make the sign of the cross and say, (fill in name of person being blessed), child of God, remember you are marked with the cross of Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit.

Holy Week & Easter Worship Schedule

Final Weeks of Confirmation 2020-2021 For the last three weeks of this year’s Confirmation Program, we will resume our in-person hybrid rotations. March 31—No Confirmation; Holy Week April 7—Hybrid Rotation A Meets In-Person April 14—Hybrid Rotation B Meets In-Person April 21—Hybrid Rotation C Meets In-Person April 28—Faith Stories are due for students in grade 9 April 30—Old Testament End-of-Unit Projects due for everyone May 2, 4, & 5—Faith Story Conversations for students in grade 9

For Confirmation Students in Grade 9:

2021 Faith Story Guide

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