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If a participant was not baptized as an infant, they are usually baptized as part of Confirmation. After the participants are confirmed there is cake and a celebration in Fellowship Hall.</p> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1613440229415_4770"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1613440229415_4840"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">Confirmation is about Commitment</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The church’s desire to take this time with our kids is based on three things:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Our baptismal promise to nurture the faith of our children.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The belief that God is at work in the world, including in our children, and we have an opportunity to teach each other.</p></li><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Adolescence, in particular, has opportunities and challenges. These need to be explored and nurtured.</p></li></ul> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block spacer-block sqs-block-spacer sized vsize-1" data-block-type="21" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1613440229415_5781"><div class="sqs-block-content"> </div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1613440229415_5847"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">Confirmation is about questions</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Confirmation is the beginning of a life of faith process. It is one in which we wrestle with big questions, including questions of who we are, who God is, and how the two intersect and exist. Reflection is necessary throughout our life as we continue to walk through our own faith journey. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As an adolescent, the search for answers to these questions could seem impossible. With the guidance from the <a href="/staff">pastor</a> and congregation, Confirmation allows for a time of growth and a chance to develop a passion for lifelong learning, showing the life of faith is forever growing and not just a single class. Hopefully, participants will begin to answer the many important questions they have including: Where am I going? What is the world about? How do I know what to do with this moment and the time ahead of me?</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Confirmation seeks to provide enough space to be able to ask these questions of God, of ourselves, of each other, and of the church. This is a perfect time to equip our children with the tools needed to pay attention to God and reflect as they go on life’s way. 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