6th and 7th Grade Confirmation Resources
***IMPORTANT UPDATES ***
ALL IN PERSON ACTIVITIES SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
AT HOME CONFIRMATION
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR!
Thank you for your work at home during this time, and the work in the classroom. I pray you're faith grew this year and will continue to grow throughout the Summer. IF you have any questions before we meet again in the Fall please reach out to me. If you didn't get all the at home Confirmation work done, you have all Summer to get caught up. Don't forget to take notes so I can see how you're doing.
Blessings to you, and I'll see you all again soon.
Pastor Zech!
Thank you for your work at home during this time, and the work in the classroom. I pray you're faith grew this year and will continue to grow throughout the Summer. IF you have any questions before we meet again in the Fall please reach out to me. If you didn't get all the at home Confirmation work done, you have all Summer to get caught up. Don't forget to take notes so I can see how you're doing.
Blessings to you, and I'll see you all again soon.
Pastor Zech!
Zoom Meeting details.
We are meeting to check in, ask questions, and review the year.
Tuesday 4/28 6th graders and parents 6PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86400481626?pwd=UGY2UWZlaXNtQlFSNWd3UmxISzkwZz09
Meeting ID: 864 0048 1626
Password: 960235
Wednesday 4/29 7th graders and parents 6PM
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85799244855?pwd=SytBV0VONE1KZElNSVZxd3hzSzNCUT09
Meeting ID: 857 9924 4855
Password: 203506
Thursday 4/30 8th graders and parents 6PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88235399860?pwd=YnZjN3Q5ZFJaYmJwUHlQZUVLaTVhQT09
Meeting ID: 882 3539 9860
Password: 039970
We are meeting to check in, ask questions, and review the year.
Tuesday 4/28 6th graders and parents 6PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86400481626?pwd=UGY2UWZlaXNtQlFSNWd3UmxISzkwZz09
Meeting ID: 864 0048 1626
Password: 960235
Wednesday 4/29 7th graders and parents 6PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85799244855?pwd=SytBV0VONE1KZElNSVZxd3hzSzNCUT09
Meeting ID: 857 9924 4855
Password: 203506
Thursday 4/30 8th graders and parents 6PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88235399860?pwd=YnZjN3Q5ZFJaYmJwUHlQZUVLaTVhQT09
Meeting ID: 882 3539 9860
Password: 039970
Week of 4/22
Thank you for your ongoing work during this time. I hope you have been able to keep up on your Confirmation work, and I pray you have continued to grow in your faith during this time. It's been interesting taking it way back old school and learning from home. Next week I will set up Zoom meetings for each grade to see how things are going for you families at home and how at home confirmation has been going. I do want to hear from you. 6th Graders will be on Tuesday, 7th Graders on Wednesday, and 8th Graders on Thursday. I will post the link to each here on this page when ready. We only have a couple of weeks left together for this year, so hang in there Summer is coming! Now onto this weeks work.
1) Watch the video at the end of this post.
- I answer the questions you have sent in the past couple of weeks.
- Keep sending in your questions so I know where you are all at.
2) This weeks Bible reading
- This weeks texts will be attached with the discussion questions on healing.
- Continue to highlight what's meaningful to you and make not in your journals which were your favorite.
3) Complete this discussion of healing.
-Read these Bible stories: Mark 5:25-34, Acts 8:26-40
- Have you ever had an injury that took a long time to heal? Do you know of someone who had an injury that never healed?
- Do you know of anyone who’s gotten Covid19 or Cancer or another sickness that goes with you always or makes you very sick.
- What did you think of those Bible stories from Mark and Acts? What stood out to you? Is there anything you can take away from that? Find one more passage of story that has to do with healing and reflect on it.
- Have you ever seen or heard of someone get healed miraculously? Have you ever prayed for someone to get healed? Did they? Did they not? How did that make you feel?
- Why do you think some people are healed and others don’t seem to be? Do you think it’s because they didn’t believe enough? Do you think it’s for another reason? Share some ideas of why someone may not have been healed, or your prayers were not answered in the way you thought. Do you believe Jesus was still with them even though things went another way?
- Are there other kinds of healing besides physical? Do you think there can be spiritual healing? Relational healing?
- What do you think of healing after your discussion and the video from last week? Write down one thing that you will take away from this and one question you may have.
- Send me your questions and takeaways from this week’s topic.
That's it for this week! I'll have more ideas next week.
Thank you for your ongoing work during this time. I hope you have been able to keep up on your Confirmation work, and I pray you have continued to grow in your faith during this time. It's been interesting taking it way back old school and learning from home. Next week I will set up Zoom meetings for each grade to see how things are going for you families at home and how at home confirmation has been going. I do want to hear from you. 6th Graders will be on Tuesday, 7th Graders on Wednesday, and 8th Graders on Thursday. I will post the link to each here on this page when ready. We only have a couple of weeks left together for this year, so hang in there Summer is coming! Now onto this weeks work.
1) Watch the video at the end of this post.
- I answer the questions you have sent in the past couple of weeks.
- Keep sending in your questions so I know where you are all at.
2) This weeks Bible reading
- This weeks texts will be attached with the discussion questions on healing.
- Continue to highlight what's meaningful to you and make not in your journals which were your favorite.
3) Complete this discussion of healing.
-Read these Bible stories: Mark 5:25-34, Acts 8:26-40
- Have you ever had an injury that took a long time to heal? Do you know of someone who had an injury that never healed?
- Do you know of anyone who’s gotten Covid19 or Cancer or another sickness that goes with you always or makes you very sick.
- What did you think of those Bible stories from Mark and Acts? What stood out to you? Is there anything you can take away from that? Find one more passage of story that has to do with healing and reflect on it.
- Have you ever seen or heard of someone get healed miraculously? Have you ever prayed for someone to get healed? Did they? Did they not? How did that make you feel?
- Why do you think some people are healed and others don’t seem to be? Do you think it’s because they didn’t believe enough? Do you think it’s for another reason? Share some ideas of why someone may not have been healed, or your prayers were not answered in the way you thought. Do you believe Jesus was still with them even though things went another way?
- Are there other kinds of healing besides physical? Do you think there can be spiritual healing? Relational healing?
- What do you think of healing after your discussion and the video from last week? Write down one thing that you will take away from this and one question you may have.
- Send me your questions and takeaways from this week’s topic.
That's it for this week! I'll have more ideas next week.
Week of 4/15
CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! I pray that even though this has been one of the weirdest Easter seasons you will ever experience it was still meaningful in some ways. Because the first Easter was a lot weirder than this years, I mean someone coming back from the dead, that was crazy at the time. But no matter what you did or where you are HE IS RISEN INDEED! I hope you were able to attend a couple of services this Holy Week and took some time to get caught up on your Confirmation. This week will be a little more laid back. This week was to be our large group time, and this is something you can do at home too. The next two weeks we will be looking at healing. Continue to send in your questions and I will answer any you have for next week. Thank you to all who have been emailing me. I pray you are all still doing well at home, and staying safe out in the World. Now onto this weeks work.
1) Send in your questions.
- They could still be about the Lord's Prayer or Holy Week or something else keep sending them.
2) Watch this weeks Alpha video on healing.
- https://vimeopro.com/salemschool/youthalpha/video/116279015
- This is a link to the video we would be covering this week so watch it.
- Be sure you pause the video and answer the 3 questions that appear in the video.
- Write down your answers in your note book and feel free to send me questions you may come up with.
- As an FYI if you send me questions about healing they may show up again next week for your small group time.
3) Check-in
- This week I challenge you to check-in with someone in your grade that attends Confirmation.
- Try make it someone you haven't talked to in a while.
- See how they and their family are doing.
That's it for this week. I will have more for you next week. As always reach out if you need anything. We are here for you! Blessings!
CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! I pray that even though this has been one of the weirdest Easter seasons you will ever experience it was still meaningful in some ways. Because the first Easter was a lot weirder than this years, I mean someone coming back from the dead, that was crazy at the time. But no matter what you did or where you are HE IS RISEN INDEED! I hope you were able to attend a couple of services this Holy Week and took some time to get caught up on your Confirmation. This week will be a little more laid back. This week was to be our large group time, and this is something you can do at home too. The next two weeks we will be looking at healing. Continue to send in your questions and I will answer any you have for next week. Thank you to all who have been emailing me. I pray you are all still doing well at home, and staying safe out in the World. Now onto this weeks work.
1) Send in your questions.
- They could still be about the Lord's Prayer or Holy Week or something else keep sending them.
2) Watch this weeks Alpha video on healing.
- https://vimeopro.com/salemschool/youthalpha/video/116279015
- This is a link to the video we would be covering this week so watch it.
- Be sure you pause the video and answer the 3 questions that appear in the video.
- Write down your answers in your note book and feel free to send me questions you may come up with.
- As an FYI if you send me questions about healing they may show up again next week for your small group time.
3) Check-in
- This week I challenge you to check-in with someone in your grade that attends Confirmation.
- Try make it someone you haven't talked to in a while.
- See how they and their family are doing.
That's it for this week. I will have more for you next week. As always reach out if you need anything. We are here for you! Blessings!
WEEK OF 4/1 and 4/8
Thank you to all of you who have so far sent in the questions from last weeks family discussions. I have made a video answering the questions I had as of 3pm today. If you have not done so please send me your questions and I will answer them in a companion video. Also thank you to those that updated me on how they are doing. I pray you are doing well and staying healthy. I will try to get a hold of you like I said in the coming weeks. This week was going to be the Lenten fair so here's the plan for this week. And remember you have next week off as it's Holy Week, but some of the things will cross over.
1) Please watch the video below with answers to your questions.
2) It's Holy Week time
- Please Read the Passion story from Mark 14:43-72, Mark 15 and Mark 16.
- What was the part of the passion story that really stood out to you?
- What do you have questions about from this version of the Passion story
- Be sure to highlight 2 verses and write in your journal what you think is most important to your faith.
- What ending to Mark do you like best? (P.S. I'm a big fan of the original ending at verse 8)
3) Holy Week services
- Please watch and participate in at lease 2 services from Holy Week.
- There will be on on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course Easter.
- (If you need sermon notes that's 4 notes right there)
- In your note book write down what was meaningful to you about these services.
- I do encourage you to do all 4, and remember you can do them at any time as they are prerecorded.
- (You can find them on YouTube, Facebook, or immanuelfamily.com)
This may seem like a lot to do, but remember you have 2 weeks to do it. And I pray you have a blessed Easter. We're taking it back to the beginning this year, Jesus rose and most people were locked in a room somewhere. This year we'll hear Jesus rose and be metaphorically locked in our homes somewhere. CHRIST IS RISEN! Even if we can't be together in a building to celebrate it.
Blessings to you all and I'll have more for ideas for you on April 15th!
Thank you to all of you who have so far sent in the questions from last weeks family discussions. I have made a video answering the questions I had as of 3pm today. If you have not done so please send me your questions and I will answer them in a companion video. Also thank you to those that updated me on how they are doing. I pray you are doing well and staying healthy. I will try to get a hold of you like I said in the coming weeks. This week was going to be the Lenten fair so here's the plan for this week. And remember you have next week off as it's Holy Week, but some of the things will cross over.
1) Please watch the video below with answers to your questions.
2) It's Holy Week time
- Please Read the Passion story from Mark 14:43-72, Mark 15 and Mark 16.
- What was the part of the passion story that really stood out to you?
- What do you have questions about from this version of the Passion story
- Be sure to highlight 2 verses and write in your journal what you think is most important to your faith.
- What ending to Mark do you like best? (P.S. I'm a big fan of the original ending at verse 8)
3) Holy Week services
- Please watch and participate in at lease 2 services from Holy Week.
- There will be on on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course Easter.
- (If you need sermon notes that's 4 notes right there)
- In your note book write down what was meaningful to you about these services.
- I do encourage you to do all 4, and remember you can do them at any time as they are prerecorded.
- (You can find them on YouTube, Facebook, or immanuelfamily.com)
This may seem like a lot to do, but remember you have 2 weeks to do it. And I pray you have a blessed Easter. We're taking it back to the beginning this year, Jesus rose and most people were locked in a room somewhere. This year we'll hear Jesus rose and be metaphorically locked in our homes somewhere. CHRIST IS RISEN! Even if we can't be together in a building to celebrate it.
Blessings to you all and I'll have more for ideas for you on April 15th!
WEEK OF 3/25
A couple of updates before getting to what to work on this week.I would like to touch base with each family over the next couple of weeks to see how you are all doing. And as always if something comes up or anyone in your family needs someone to talk to, please get a hold of Myself or Pastor Rod. We are praying for all of you and are here for you even in times when we are physically separated.Continue to journal this week, who knows when you may look back on this time. So here's this weeks plan.
1) This week is Parents night.
- Throughout the week talk as a family about the Lord's Prayer.
- I will add the questions for you to tackle together at the end of this post.
2) This week in your Bible Reading
- Use your Bibles, use the internet and find where in scripture Jesus talks about the Lords Prayer and highlight those.
- Also look for one other instance in the Bible about prayer that is meaningful to you and highlight it.
3) Parents Night guide
- HERE IS THE GUIDE FOR THIS WEEK ON THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARE: - Share your highs and Lows for the Week
READ: - Luke 11:1-13
- Luther's Small Catechism on Lord's Prayer
TALK: - How does the Bible reading and Small Catechism reading tie into your highs and lows?
PRAY: - Pray for each other and what ever is on your hearts.
- Pray the Lord's Prayer together.
BLESS: - Make the sign of the cross on each others forehead.
4) EMAIL ME!
- Every family must email me one of the questions they had from their time together this week. And I will answer them in a video for next week. This is to check in that you are keeping up with the work, and I want to hear your questions.
- zanderson001@immanuelfamily.com
Blessings to you all and I'll have more to do next week
A couple of updates before getting to what to work on this week.I would like to touch base with each family over the next couple of weeks to see how you are all doing. And as always if something comes up or anyone in your family needs someone to talk to, please get a hold of Myself or Pastor Rod. We are praying for all of you and are here for you even in times when we are physically separated.Continue to journal this week, who knows when you may look back on this time. So here's this weeks plan.
1) This week is Parents night.
- Throughout the week talk as a family about the Lord's Prayer.
- I will add the questions for you to tackle together at the end of this post.
2) This week in your Bible Reading
- Use your Bibles, use the internet and find where in scripture Jesus talks about the Lords Prayer and highlight those.
- Also look for one other instance in the Bible about prayer that is meaningful to you and highlight it.
3) Parents Night guide
- HERE IS THE GUIDE FOR THIS WEEK ON THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARE: - Share your highs and Lows for the Week
READ: - Luke 11:1-13
- Luther's Small Catechism on Lord's Prayer
TALK: - How does the Bible reading and Small Catechism reading tie into your highs and lows?
- What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the Lord’s Prayer?
- Do you remember learning this prayer? What was it like the first time you prayed it? What do you think about when praying it now?
- Which part of the prayer do you have questions about? Do you understand what it is you are praying for?
- Which explanation by Luther stood out to you the most? Which part answered questions you may have had before?
- So the ending of the prayer, “For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. AMEN” is not in scriptures. So why do you think it’s good to add it to our prayers?
- Now write your own explanation for each part of “The Lord’s Prayer” that will help you remember what you’re praying for when you pray this.
- Write down at least one question you have about the Lord’s Prayer that you can share.
PRAY: - Pray for each other and what ever is on your hearts.
- Pray the Lord's Prayer together.
BLESS: - Make the sign of the cross on each others forehead.
4) EMAIL ME!
- Every family must email me one of the questions they had from their time together this week. And I will answer them in a video for next week. This is to check in that you are keeping up with the work, and I want to hear your questions.
- zanderson001@immanuelfamily.com
Blessings to you all and I'll have more to do next week
WEEK OF 3/18
So here's the Lowdown. Since we are not meeting in person, that doesn't mean Confirmation is over. During this time away I will be making weekly notes on this page about what to do for this week. Now, to ensure you're at least doing something, I want you all to make a notebook and take notes throughout the week on how you did what was assigned. I will want to look over these when we get back together, even if it's next Fall. Plus during this time it's good to continue in your faith and find something to hold onto besides school work, your phone, and video games. So here's this weeks plan.
1) This week is service.
- I invite you to do something service oriented this week. Write a letter to those who could use encouragement?
- Maybe pick up the phone and call one of your neighbors this week and see how they are doing at home, and give them some encouragement.
- Maybe call family that live far away and see how they are handling things and give them some encouragement.
- Maybe this can bee a hobbit in weeks to come and check in on those same people? You could build a relationship and even watch online worship together over the phone or read scripture together.
- They sky is the limit, but reach outside of yourself.
- Make sure you note what you did in your notebook
- Maybe this can me a family activity.
2) This week in your Bible Reading
- You have your Bibles, you have the internet. Take a few moments to research and highlight in your Bibles verses about encouragement.
- Make sure you write down the 2 verses in your notebook.
- Again maybe this is something you can do as a family. Read a verse on encouragement at the table and share your highs and lows, and close the meal with a prayer. Again the sky is the limit.
Blessings to you all and I'll give more ideas next week!
So here's the Lowdown. Since we are not meeting in person, that doesn't mean Confirmation is over. During this time away I will be making weekly notes on this page about what to do for this week. Now, to ensure you're at least doing something, I want you all to make a notebook and take notes throughout the week on how you did what was assigned. I will want to look over these when we get back together, even if it's next Fall. Plus during this time it's good to continue in your faith and find something to hold onto besides school work, your phone, and video games. So here's this weeks plan.
1) This week is service.
- I invite you to do something service oriented this week. Write a letter to those who could use encouragement?
- Maybe pick up the phone and call one of your neighbors this week and see how they are doing at home, and give them some encouragement.
- Maybe call family that live far away and see how they are handling things and give them some encouragement.
- Maybe this can bee a hobbit in weeks to come and check in on those same people? You could build a relationship and even watch online worship together over the phone or read scripture together.
- They sky is the limit, but reach outside of yourself.
- Make sure you note what you did in your notebook
- Maybe this can me a family activity.
2) This week in your Bible Reading
- You have your Bibles, you have the internet. Take a few moments to research and highlight in your Bibles verses about encouragement.
- Make sure you write down the 2 verses in your notebook.
- Again maybe this is something you can do as a family. Read a verse on encouragement at the table and share your highs and lows, and close the meal with a prayer. Again the sky is the limit.
Blessings to you all and I'll give more ideas next week!
2019/2020 Schedule
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With our revamped confirmation curriculm, middle school youth ministry and confirmation are now combined. As you can see from the schedule above we will be rotating each week what we do. Please find a brief description of each below:
- Service-where we will have the opportunity to put our faith into action and help those around us!
- Class-where we will have the opportunity to learn more about our faith, deepen it and explore it!
- Family-where we will have the opportunity to explore our faith & small catechism!
- Activity-where we will have the opportunity to build community through various activities and games at church!
- Sabbath-where we will have an off night throughout the year due to various things going on throughout the year
- Small group-where we will meet in small groups to discuss our faith and how it impacts our lives
Confirmation is an opportunity for us to explore, learn and question our faith before we confirm it before our congregation and church family.