Confirmation Ministry

Welcome to the Confirmation program at Gethsemane Lutheran Faith Community.  If you are thinking about enrolling your child, we would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the program.

Our Goals

Our goal is to nurture the faith planted in your child by the Holy Spirit at his/her baptism. We want your child to see Gethsemane as a safe refuge from the complexities of being a teenager; a place where they are able to develop lasting friendships and receive loving support. We seek to share with our youth a love for God’s Word. We seek to help each youth discover God’s plans for their lives. Our goal is to help you, their parents and guardians, to launch your children into life sure in the knowledge of God’s deep love for them.

Our Promise

These children are so precious to us that we need all of us to make the program work for their best benefit. As staff and youth committee, we promise to do the following for your family during the next several years:

• We will be faithful in prayer for your family by name.
• We will try to communicate clearly and frequently with you.
• We will be available to you for questions, concerns or suggestions.
• We will work to generate enthusiasm and recognition for the youth in our church.
• We will involve parents in activities as much as they are able to be involved.
• We will make it enjoyable and meaningful for your child.

Your Promise

In return, we ask several things from parents:

• Pray for the youth committee and your child.
• Attend worship and communion regularly with your child.
• Our expectation is that each Confirmation Program family will be involved in at least one area of the Confirmation Program.
• Possibilities include helping provide treats, keeping attendance records, helping with Servant Events or Fellowship Events and working on the winter retreat.
• Bring concerns to us right away.
• Make this program a priority for your child.
  

Summary and Contact Information

We hope this information provides you with an overview of the Gethsemane Faith Community Confirmation program. Please direct any questions to Pastor White at rwhite@geth.org, Amber Espinosa at aespinosa@geth.org, or Deb Grzywinski at dgrzywinski@geth.org.