Confirmation Schedule 2024 - 2025

Faith participates in a City Wide confirmation program with pastoral and lay leadership from multiple ELCIC Lutheran Churches in metro Winnipeg, and the MNO Synod. The program is designed to begin in grade 7 and end in grade 9. Our goal is to help you learn more about the Christian faith, the Lutheran tradition specifically, the life of the church, and provide a place to ask questions, build community and have fun to prepare for the rite of the affirmation of baptism (Confirmation Sunday). Each year will focus either on the Bible (one year for focus on Hebrew scriptures, another for the New Testament Epistles and Gospels), and a Catechism year where we review Luther’s Small Catechism, the history of the Lutheran Church and the way in which we understand ourselves as church today.

We will gather on Sunday afternoons from 2-3:30PM for two 8 week blocks. The first block will begin Sunday September 29 @ Messiah Lutheran Church and run until November 24. Our second block will begin on Sunday January 12 through to March 2nd. Our classes will rotate between congregations (schedule attached). Each week, class will be recorded and available to view for those unable to attend in person. In addition to our Sunday classes, there will be additional opportunities to connect faith and life through field trips (TBA) and the MNO Synod’s WinterQuest Saturday, February 8th (location and full agenda TBD) which is considered part of the confirmation program. Confirmation materials will be presented to confirmation students at the start of the year.

Confirmation students are expected to attend classes and take on active participation in the worship life and ministry of our congregation which may include serving as a worship assistant (acolyte, lector, greeter/usher, assisting minister, communion server, livestream tech, etc.), or within one of our many groups or committees.