9th Grade - What do I have left to do?

9th Grade Affirmation of Baptism 2020

Please read the following information carefully.

If you have any questions on this year's AOB plans, please email

Leisha Tays, Director of Confirmation and Youth Ministries.

What does your 9th grader have left to complete?

Please take a moment to find your young person's name on this spreadsheet below. The names are alphabetical by first name.

This spreadsheet will let you know what your young person still has left to complete for confirmation.

If your student does not intend on participating in our 2020 Affirmation of Baptism service, please communicate that with Leisha. Thank you!

All the information you then need for those things is here in this email.

Questions? Contact Leisha, Director of Confirmation & Youth Ministries

Materials Pickup

Did we miss you at the Supply Pickups?

It is essential that you pick up materials that your young person needs to make their sash, paten/chalice, and other items to wrap up their confirmation experience.

There are still a handful of you who have not picked up your materials. If materials are not picked up, you will not have a sash in time for pictures or your paten/chalice for your service.

Please contact Leisha to set up a date/time to pick up your materials!

Important Links

Click the buttons below for more information...

Bulletin for Worship - Take a look through the bulletin with your confirmand. We will not be having rehearsals. This is their opportunity to read through to know what responses are expected from them. They will get a printed bulletin on the day of the service.

Pre-Conversation Form - Please have your confirmand fill out this form PRIOR to their Confirmation Conversation with a pastoral staff member. This is also where we get your young person's full name and their chosen Scripture for their service.

Fulfill W&W Requirement - Regular worship is a part of Confirmation requirements. If your young person needs to fulfill this requirement, click the button below for all the details.

Sign up for Pictures - Sign up for a time slot for your confirmand's picture. This year we will have only individual pictures. Make sure you bring a mask and your completed sash to pictures!

Pastoral Conversation - Please sign up for your 15 minute conversation with Pastor Bruce, Pastor Maria or Deacon Glenndy.

Fulfill Attendance and W&W - Regular attendance in confirmation classes and worship are a part of Confirmation requirements. If your young person still needs to fulfill both of these requirements, click the button below for all the details.

Bulletin for Worship

Pre-Conversation Form - Student to Fill Out

Deatils on How to Fullfill W&W Requirement

Details on How to Fulfill Both Attendance and W&W Requirement

COVID-19 Aware

We are taking every precaution possible to keep everyone safe while still providing an in-person Affirmation of Baptism service for these young people who have put so much in over the past three years. What ways are we keeping you safe?

6 30-minute AOB services
Each service will have 5-6 confirmands who can each invite 7 guests to attend with them
Everyone is required to wear masks, please bring your own and plan to wear it while inside
Each student, along with their guests, will be seated together, socially distanced from other groups
Communion will be prepackaged and take place at each person's seat
Before and between every service, the worship space will be sanitized and the air purified
There will be no laying on of hands for the blessing. Each student with his/her guests can decide if they feel comfortable with laying on of hands within their group.

Additional Guests?

Since we are limited to 7 guests per confirmand, we will be live-streaming each AOB worship service on Facebook Live on a private Facebook page.

How can you invite people to that live stream? Follow the steps listed here:

-Have your additional guests request to join the private group on Facebook called "OSLC-EB Affirmation of Baptism 2020."

-Let your guests know the date and time of your service and they can log in to that group page at that time to watch the live-stream of your student's Affirmation of Baptism.

6 30-Minute Services

Please note that services are divided by small groups.

Some small groups are divided between two services.

Each service:

30 minutes - worship service

15 minutes - opportunity for individual photos in worship space

After that time, we ask everyone to return their robes to the labeled bin and please clear the building so that we can sanitize and begin the air purifying process. Thank you for your cooperation!

Saturday, October 24

11:00am - Sean's Group: Preston M, Kyler C, Boone V, Noah W, Logan G, Sena R (of Diane & Sarah's group)

1:00pm - Shannon's Group: Chance L, Dalton G, Tucker S, Sam N, Jacob W

2:30pm - Jeff's Group: Carter M, Caleb Y, Chase T, Braycen J, Hailey W, Riley W

4:00pm - Jeff's Group: Grace S, Avian M, Cole A, Roy G, Brookelyn Y, Thomas A

Sunday, October 25

1:00pm - Diane & Sarah's Group: Lucy H, Hailey D, Caitlin R, Jaden K, Lexie W

2:30pm - Diane & Sarah's Group: Izzy K, Olivia H, Lily V, Hannah L, Sami E, Olivia B