CONFIRMATION
N O I T A M R I F CON
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Plymouth sees Confirmation as a significant milestone on life’s journey of faith. We measure the success of Confirmation if, through it, young people make the transition from coming to church because they have to, to coming because they want to.
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Confirmation Requirements
From the Board of Christian Education, Plymouth UCC
The purpose of Confirmation is to aid in the discovery of self as a spiritual being, with a sense of belonging in a community of faith, that expresses itself in a covenantal commitment to join the church. We see Confirmation as a significant milestone on life’s journey of faith,
but not the culmination of Christian education nor adequate in itself to foster a lifelong commitment to Christ. Behaviorally we can measure the success of Confirmation if, through it, young people make the transition from coming to church because they have to, to coming because they want to.
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Confirmation Requirements
From the Board of Christian Education, Plymouth UCC 1. Attendance at all scheduled theme events, fellowship nights and service projects. Three absences are permitted during the year. Please tell your small-group leader if you know in advance that you will have to miss any event. 2. Weekly attendance at worship. All students must attend one of Plymouth’s worship services each week and sign the friendship pads: Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 9 or 11 a.m. 3. Monthly Family Night events. Each month students need to participate in a family event that includes discussion about what is happening in confirmation, what is going on in family members’ lives, etc. This could happen at the supper table, in the car on the way to an athletic event, or after a movie, for example. 4. Confirmation Retreat. An overnight retreat will be required for all 8th grade students who plan to be confirmed. The importance of this time apart for the students to make their decisions about their Confirmation cannot be overstated. Students who miss any part of this retreat may join the church in
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other ways, but they will not be confirmed. The cost for retreat is approximately $90. 5. Confirmation Rehearsal. A mandatory, brief rehearsal is essential for students to learn the choreography for the confirmation ceremony. 6. Baptisms. Students must be baptized before they are confirmed. 7. Confirmation Day. All students who choose to be confirmed are to be in the Confirmation Service at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017. Everyone will meet at 8:30 a.m. that morning to organize for the procession.
Confirmation Retreat Confirmation retreat is a lifechanging event when the 8th grade confirmation students and their adult guides get away from everyday life, spend time building relationships with one another and with God, and make their decision about becoming a confirmed member of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
a required activity for anyone wanting to be confirmed. If students do not attend retreat, they may join the church in other ways but may not join with the Confirmation class on Confirmation Sunday. This year’s retreat will be held at YMCA Camp in Boone, Iowa and is scheduled for April 28–30, 2017.
The Confirmation Retreat is an important part of Plymouth’s Confirmation program and is therefore
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Confirmation Schedule 2016-2017 Wed Sep 14
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7–8:30 p.m.
Orientation Meeting (all students, parents, & guides)
Wed Sep 21 7–8:30 p.m.
7th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 8th Grade Fellowship
Wed Sep 28 7–8:30 p.m.
7th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 8th Grade Service Project
Wed Oct 2
9 a.m.
7th Grade Stepping Stone Blessing
Wed Oct 5
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 1
Wed Oct 12
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Oct 26
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 2
Wed Nov 2
Family Night
Wed Nov 9
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 3
Wed Nov 16
7–8:30 p.m.
Service Project
Wed Nov 23
Family Night
Wed Nov 24
10 a.m.
Thanksgiving Worship Service
Wed Nov 30
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 4
Wed Dec 7
7–8:30 p.m.
Service Project
Wed Dec 14
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 5
Wed Dec 21
Family Night
Wed Dec 24
5, 7, 9,& 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Services
Wed Jan 4
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 6
Wed Jan 11
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Jan 18
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 7
Wed Jan 25
Family Night
Wed Feb 1
Theme Night 8
7–8:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 8
Service Project
Wed
Theme Night 9
Feb 15
7–8:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 22
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Mar 1
7–8:30 p.m.
Family Night
Wed Mar 8
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 10
Wed
Mar 15
Family Night
Sun
Mar 22
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 11
Wed
Mar 29
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Apr 5 Wed Apr 12
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 12
7–8 p.m.
Sunrise Service Preparation
Wed
6:30 a.m.
Easter Sunrise Service
Apr 16
Wed Apr 19 7–8:30 p.m.
8th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 7th Grade Service Project
Wed Apr 26 7–8:30 p.m.
8th Grade Faith Stepping Stone 7th Grade Fellowship
Fri
Confirmation Retreat
Apr 28–Sun Apr 30
Wed May 3
7–8 p.m.
Confirmation Service Rehearsal
Sun
9 a.m.
Confirmation Service
May 7
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Plymouth Confirmation Care Team
Family Covenant We have been called by God to be a family. We have covenanted together to strengthen and support the precious gift of our family by taking time from our busy schedules at least once each month to: • continue in the promises of baptism • share our highs and lows • discuss confirmation themes and activities
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Though not required, we know that these activities will greatly strengthen our covenant. May God richly bless this covenant and this family, that our home may be known as a place of love and peace.
Plymouth Confirmation Care Team
Student Covenant I understand that by becoming a member of the Confirmation Class, I assume certain responsibilities, including the following: 1. I will attend all confirmation events (including theme events, fellowship and service projects). Theme events begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
6. I will attend the Confirmation Retreat (8th grade students only). 7. I will make a serious commitment to learn the disciplines of faith: prayer, study, service and giving.
8. I will try to keep an open mind about Confirmation, giving honest 2. I will attend worship every and serious weekend either Saturday at thought to 5:30 p.m. or Sundays at 9 or 11 a.m. making a commitment of 3. I will fulfill to the best of my myself to Christ ability any assignments that will and to the be given. Church. 4. I will actively participate in the class, both by sharing my ideas as best I can and by listening to and accepting what others have to offer. 5. I will participate in Family Night at least once each month.
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Soul Singers 2016-2017 Soul Singers ROCK!!!! Come be a part of the edgy, hip singing group exclusively for 7th and 8th graders! Soul Singers is that choral experience that comes between the Children’s Choir Program and Matins Choir! We express ourselves through singing and movement (yes, we have been known to do yoga!), we design and pick our own t-shirts for performance and we serve as worship leaders through song! Come try us out!
SOUL SINGERS begins Wednesday, October 5 Rehearsals Wednesday evenings Recital Hall 6—6:45 p.m. We sing every four weeks in either the 9 or 11 a.m. service! For more information… call or email Susan Waller [email protected] 255.3149 x21 Note: This is not a confirmation choir, but a choir for any 7th or 8th grader who wants to participate!
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4126 Ingersoll Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50312 | 515.255.3149 www.plymouthchurch.com | Follow us on Facebook
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K O O B D N A H 7 2 0 1 6 -20 1
Plymouth sees Confirmation as a significant milestone on life’s journey of faith. We measure the success of Confirmation if, through it, young people make the transition from coming to church because they have to, to coming because they want to.
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Confirmation Requirements
From the Board of Christian Education, Plymouth UCC
The purpose of Confirmation is to aid in the discovery of self as a spiritual being, with a sense of belonging in a community of faith, that expresses itself in a covenantal commitment to join the church. We see Confirmation as a significant milestone on life’s journey of faith,
but not the culmination of Christian education nor adequate in itself to foster a lifelong commitment to Christ. Behaviorally we can measure the success of Confirmation if, through it, young people make the transition from coming to church because they have to, to coming because they want to.
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Confirmation Requirements
From the Board of Christian Education, Plymouth UCC 1. Attendance at all scheduled theme events, fellowship nights and service projects. Three absences are permitted during the year. Please tell your small-group leader if you know in advance that you will have to miss any event. 2. Weekly attendance at worship. All students must attend one of Plymouth’s worship services each week and sign the friendship pads: Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 9 or 11 a.m. 3. Monthly Family Night events. Each month students need to participate in a family event that includes discussion about what is happening in confirmation, what is going on in family members’ lives, etc. This could happen at the supper table, in the car on the way to an athletic event, or after a movie, for example. 4. Confirmation Retreat. An overnight retreat will be required for all 8th grade students who plan to be confirmed. The importance of this time apart for the students to make their decisions about their Confirmation cannot be overstated. Students who miss any part of this retreat may join the church in
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other ways, but they will not be confirmed. The cost for retreat is approximately $90. 5. Confirmation Rehearsal. A mandatory, brief rehearsal is essential for students to learn the choreography for the confirmation ceremony. 6. Baptisms. Students must be baptized before they are confirmed. 7. Confirmation Day. All students who choose to be confirmed are to be in the Confirmation Service at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017. Everyone will meet at 8:30 a.m. that morning to organize for the procession.
Confirmation Retreat Confirmation retreat is a lifechanging event when the 8th grade confirmation students and their adult guides get away from everyday life, spend time building relationships with one another and with God, and make their decision about becoming a confirmed member of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.
a required activity for anyone wanting to be confirmed. If students do not attend retreat, they may join the church in other ways but may not join with the Confirmation class on Confirmation Sunday. This year’s retreat will be held at YMCA Camp in Boone, Iowa and is scheduled for April 28–30, 2017.
The Confirmation Retreat is an important part of Plymouth’s Confirmation program and is therefore
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Confirmation Schedule 2016-2017 Wed Sep 14
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7–8:30 p.m.
Orientation Meeting (all students, parents, & guides)
Wed Sep 21 7–8:30 p.m.
7th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 8th Grade Fellowship
Wed Sep 28 7–8:30 p.m.
7th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 8th Grade Service Project
Wed Oct 2
9 a.m.
7th Grade Stepping Stone Blessing
Wed Oct 5
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 1
Wed Oct 12
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Oct 26
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 2
Wed Nov 2
Family Night
Wed Nov 9
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 3
Wed Nov 16
7–8:30 p.m.
Service Project
Wed Nov 23
Family Night
Wed Nov 24
10 a.m.
Thanksgiving Worship Service
Wed Nov 30
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 4
Wed Dec 7
7–8:30 p.m.
Service Project
Wed Dec 14
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 5
Wed Dec 21
Family Night
Wed Dec 24
5, 7, 9,& 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Services
Wed Jan 4
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 6
Wed Jan 11
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Jan 18
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 7
Wed Jan 25
Family Night
Wed Feb 1
Theme Night 8
7–8:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 8
Service Project
Wed
Theme Night 9
Feb 15
7–8:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 22
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Mar 1
7–8:30 p.m.
Family Night
Wed Mar 8
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 10
Wed
Mar 15
Family Night
Sun
Mar 22
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 11
Wed
Mar 29
7–8:30 p.m.
Fellowship
Wed Apr 5 Wed Apr 12
7–8:30 p.m.
Theme Night 12
7–8 p.m.
Sunrise Service Preparation
Wed
6:30 a.m.
Easter Sunrise Service
Apr 16
Wed Apr 19 7–8:30 p.m.
8th Grade Faith Stepping Stone (students & parents) 7th Grade Service Project
Wed Apr 26 7–8:30 p.m.
8th Grade Faith Stepping Stone 7th Grade Fellowship
Fri
Confirmation Retreat
Apr 28–Sun Apr 30
Wed May 3
7–8 p.m.
Confirmation Service Rehearsal
Sun
9 a.m.
Confirmation Service
May 7
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Plymouth Confirmation Care Team
Family Covenant We have been called by God to be a family. We have covenanted together to strengthen and support the precious gift of our family by taking time from our busy schedules at least once each month to: • continue in the promises of baptism • share our highs and lows • discuss confirmation themes and activities
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Though not required, we know that these activities will greatly strengthen our covenant. May God richly bless this covenant and this family, that our home may be known as a place of love and peace.
Plymouth Confirmation Care Team
Student Covenant I understand that by becoming a member of the Confirmation Class, I assume certain responsibilities, including the following: 1. I will attend all confirmation events (including theme events, fellowship and service projects). Theme events begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
6. I will attend the Confirmation Retreat (8th grade students only). 7. I will make a serious commitment to learn the disciplines of faith: prayer, study, service and giving.
8. I will try to keep an open mind about Confirmation, giving honest 2. I will attend worship every and serious weekend either Saturday at thought to 5:30 p.m. or Sundays at 9 or 11 a.m. making a commitment of 3. I will fulfill to the best of my myself to Christ ability any assignments that will and to the be given. Church. 4. I will actively participate in the class, both by sharing my ideas as best I can and by listening to and accepting what others have to offer. 5. I will participate in Family Night at least once each month.
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Soul Singers 2016-2017 Soul Singers ROCK!!!! Come be a part of the edgy, hip singing group exclusively for 7th and 8th graders! Soul Singers is that choral experience that comes between the Children’s Choir Program and Matins Choir! We express ourselves through singing and movement (yes, we have been known to do yoga!), we design and pick our own t-shirts for performance and we serve as worship leaders through song! Come try us out!
SOUL SINGERS begins Wednesday, October 5 Rehearsals Wednesday evenings Recital Hall 6—6:45 p.m. We sing every four weeks in either the 9 or 11 a.m. service! For more information… call or email Susan Waller [email protected] 255.3149 x21 Note: This is not a confirmation choir, but a choir for any 7th or 8th grader who wants to participate!
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4126 Ingersoll Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50312 | 515.255.3149 www.plymouthchurch.com | Follow us on Facebook
Scan for more information about Plymouth’s Confirmation program. From your mobile phone, download the FREE ScanLife app.
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