In the rite of Holy Baptism, we are brought to the font where we hear God’s promise of freedom from sin, salvation, and life everlasting. There is water and word, oil and the sign of the cross, a candle to remind us of these promises, that we have been marked with the cross of Christ forever, and that the light of Jesus shines in us. In addition to God’s promises, parents, baptismal sponsor’s, and your church community also make promises to support, nurture and help you grow in your faith as a member of the body of Christ, the church. But likely, you were not able to remember these promises, to make them yourself. That is what brings you here today.

While the sacrament of baptism happens only once, the gift of baptism carries on throughout our lives. Affirmation of our faith, or Confirmation as it’s often called, is the act of not only hearing the promises God makes in baptism, but saying yes (affirming) your faith as a baptized child of God. Because our faith rests in community as the body of Christ, we also gather to hear the congregation affirm the promises made to you and one another once again.

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.

More information regarding registration and scheduling will be posted early fall.