Confirmation

Confirmation
During the School Year
The confirmation program for 6th through 9th graders challenges young people to grow in faith, deepen friendships, experience service opportunities, and develop mentoring relationships with adult members of the congregation.

6th Grade Pre-Confirmation
Pre-confirmation gives 6th graders an opportunity to grow in faith. Components include worship, mini-retreats, meal nights and camp.

7th, 8th & 9th Grade Confirmation
7th, 8th and 9th graders meet regularly on Wednesdays throughout the school year. Students share pizza, then study basics of Lutheran Christianity. On the first Wednesday of the month, parents and mentors join students for the meal and a presentation. After a final paper on their faith, students are confirmed in 10th grade.

Meal Nights
Typically on the first Wednesday of the month, 7th through 9th graders gather with their parents and adult mentors from the congregation for a meal at 6:30, followed by a presentation by a pastor with video, and then move to small group conversations.

Class Times & Locations
Check the calendar for class times and locations! Click here.

Confirmation: Lent
During Lent, there are no classes for 6th-9th graders. Students and families should be at midweek worship together.

Lutherdale Bible Camp Registration
David Box, a program manager from Lutherdale Bible Camp will be with us February 19 at 9:10 a.m. in Agape Annex. Come and learn about the camp and start to register for this summer. For those who register next week, there are discounts!

Boundary Waters Canoeing
The Boundary Waters canoe trip is set for July 1-6, 2012. We will be leaving out of Tuscarora Lodge on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota. We need to have a $100 deposit by January 15th in order to get the appropriate permits for our trip. The trip is open for all confirmation students and any interested adults. If you have questions, please talk to one of the pastors.

National Youth Gathering
The theme, citizens with the saints, is drawn from the second lesson for Sunday, July 22, 2012 (Ephesians 2:14–20), paraphrased here:

Jesus is our peace. In his life and death on the cross, Jesus broke down the dividing walls so that we are no longer strangers and outsiders, but we are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God. The foundation of God’s house was built of apostles and prophets, and Jesus, the cornerstone, holds it all together.

The theme also blends the rich faith history, diverse cultures and arts of New Orleans with the communion of saints that is present whenever and wherever God’s people gather!
For more information, click here.

Lutherdale Bible Camp
At St. Stephen's, we are proud to partner with Lutherdale Bible Camp in Elkhorn, WI. It is a beautiful setting on Lauderdale Lakes. Besides swimming and boating, the camp features farm animals, high and low ropes adventure courses including a climbing tower and zip line, fun counselors, crafts, games, clown worship, campfires, and more. Even the food is good at camp! Outdoor camping ministry creates friendships, nurtures faith formation, and deepens contact with the natural world around us.

To explore camp a bit more, visit the Lutherdale website: www.Lutherdale.org.