tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post372758139484246950..comments2023-11-02T04:25:49.697-07:00Comments on Northwoods Seelsorger: ConfirmationDonald V. Engebretsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13048205066519140869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-75677881683638943012008-04-26T12:31:00.000-07:002008-04-26T12:31:00.000-07:00Various churches have placed Confirmation on a var...Various churches have placed Confirmation on a variety of church festivals such as Pentecost, Palm Sunday, and Reformation. Personally I like to keep it on a more 'minor' Sunday so as not to take away from the focus of the original festival. My church here in Wisconsin had it on Palm Sunday, but it always felt awkward, like having National Lutheran Schools Week during Lent. One event is celebratory, the other more somber. I moved it to keep the focus on Palm Sunday as the beginning of Holy Week. <BR/><BR/>Some churches use Pentecost, and I did so in my previous parish. However, I wonder again if one event does not have a tendency to overshadow the other, even though Confirmation is a "rite" that takes place within the service, and not an "occasional festival" like a church anniversary, ordination, etc. <BR/><BR/>Having it within the Easter season, as it is for me now, seems most appropriate, as the Resurrection of Christ and Baptism are closely related, and thus a good tie for Confirmation being 'baptismally based.'<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately Confirmation is by default a 'minor festival' whether we call it one or not, and it has taken on a life of it's own.Donald V. Engebretsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048205066519140869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-21424385290242786122008-04-25T17:00:00.000-07:002008-04-25T17:00:00.000-07:00Many years ago, my church moved Confirmation Sunda...Many years ago, my church moved Confirmation Sunday to Reformation Sunday. Prior to that time, it was in the late spring. The reason for the move is that many people, both adults and the countermands, viewed Confirmation like graduation. Confirmation is a point on the journey of faith, not the beginning or the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55727507006016944.post-22712341182353833722008-04-25T08:54:00.000-07:002008-04-25T08:54:00.000-07:00I am no help to you at all. This past month was o...I am no help to you at all. This past month was our confirmation and I had to explain it to my 2 granddaughters who wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I was really at a loss to explain to them the "whys". They have been well catechized in the importance of their Baptisms - we even celebrate their Baptism day each year. I said the words, "It is a public affirmation of the faith you received at Baptism" but the words stuck in my throat.Presbyterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628618488486799177noreply@blogger.com