Confirmation

An important part of Lutheran formation is Confirmation.

Since many Lutherans are baptized at birth, confirmation allows an individual maturing in faith to claim the promises made for him or her by baptismal sponsors.

At Shepherd of the Hills, confirmation is offered to middle school aged youth. Over the course of two years (excluding summers) we will talk about the Bible, about the creeds of the church, and the Ten Commandments. We will discuss Lutheran theology.
We will talk about our call as Christians to care for each other and for creation. The course includes class time, worship time, and service time.

If baptism produces
an internal illumination, confirmation changes it into a beacon's light.

If baptism lights a lamp within us,
with confirmation this lamp is
lifted up onto a lampstool, that is,
put to the benefit of the community.

If baptism is something the faithful
come to enjoy in a rather passive manner, confirmation arms us for battle...

Confirmed Christians must not keep the
light closed in within themselves; rather, it is to be placed at the service of others.

- Sofia Cavalletti