Confirmation

 

Confirmation is open to youth who will be ENTERING 6th - 8th grade in Fall 2023.

This year we are asking ALL students to register, even if you attended confirmation last year.

Cost: $25 - one time fee covers all 3 years of confirmation

You can pay the registration fee at gloria-dei.com under "Giving" or mail a check to Gloria Dei. 

No one will be turned away because of inability to pay. Contact the church office if you need assistance.

You will receive a registration confirmation at the email address given in the first question.

Questions? Contact Deacon Amanda amandas@gloria-dei.com or 289-1841

CONFIRMATION FORMAT FOR 2023-2024

Water's Edge Worship Strongly Encouraged - Gloria Dei currently has four opportunities to worship together:

  • Sundays

    8:30am, Traditional

    9:30am, Online (available all week)

    10:30am, EpicOneEight

  • Wednesdays

    6:30 p.m., Water's Edge Worship (Contemplative)

    Students are strongly encouraged to participate in Water's Edge (as are their grown-ups), and will periodically serve there, too.

  • Confirmation, including large group and small group, is from 7:15-8:15 p.m.

ABOUT CONFIRMATION

We hope that these next three years are a time of wonder, growth, and excitement as you confirm the faith that has already begun in you. 

This is a time to ask questions, to learn, and to build relationships. There will be time for large group teaching and experiences, as well as time in small groups for further discussion and connection. 

Confirmation is taught with the defining documents of Gloria Dei in mind, including our Welcome Statement and our Five Ministry Insights:

Abundant Life Now

We appreciate the abundance God gives to us every day, not just after we die.

Lab Not Lecture

We value active participation. 

Life to Faith

We value understanding how God is present in our everyday lives.

Open Spirituality

We value the truth that traditions outside the ELCA Lutheran church can teach us.

Embracing Questions and Doubts

We value curiosity and learning. 

Each year, you will attend a retreat with your grade. This will be a time for further learning and relationship building. During your 8th grade year of Confirmation, you will be working on an Inspire Project, where you will be thinking about what inspires you and how God is a part of that inspiration. You will be receiving more information about this project as the Confirmation year progresses.

You will be confirmed in October of your 9th grade year. The fall of your 9th grade year will be a time to prepare for Confirmation Sunday and be welcomed to youth group.

Questions? Contact Deacon Amanda Sabelko at amandas@gloria-dei.com