Confirmation - lots of things!

[Rebecca Coolidge]

This is so lovely, Janet!  We will work on these great assignments 👍

On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM Janet Katari <
seniorpastor at christchurchlutheran.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> And Anthony, please share this with Max and Neal.
>
> Thing 1: Please let me know whether your kids can meet in September on
> Monday or Tuesday after school, or possibly after worship on Sunday. Please
> respond.
>
> Thing 2: I talked with the kids about the confirmation service, including
> choosing music. A friend of mine, Andy Bouman, has developed a list of
> music that is appropriate for confirmation services, and I wanted to share
> that with the kids in case they would like to explore some of these hymns -
> most are in our ELW hymnal - the others we can get access to. The list is
> attached. Some I especially like are: Send Down the Fire; Gracious Spirit,
> Heed Our Pleading (well - that one's in the hymnal); Give Thanks, and Thuma
> Mina. But I like a lot of them! They also include some (occasionally
> schmaltzy) recordings if you'd like to know what they sound like. Also - we
> could have a song in place of a Psalm at that service (I know we've talked
> about how to get more music into the service).
>
> Thing 3: I asked the kids to do some things before our next meeting. Here
> they are, including a handy template for responding.
>
> For next time - send all of this to me by September 12, 2024
>
>
>    -
>
>    Choose a Bible verse that is important to you and you’d like to
>    remember for awhile. Feel free to ask your parents or Pr. Janet for
>    suggestions. Be ready to say why you chose it - this is YOUR Bible verse
>    and is different from the general readings we will have on Confirmation
>    Sunday
>    -
>
>    Bring in at least one song/hymn you’d like for Confirmation Sunday
>    -
>
>    Are there any Bible stories or faith stories that are important to
>    you? What are they?
>    -
>
>    Put together a list of questions you have, things you wonder about,
>    what you’d like to know more about.
>
>
>
> Use this template if you like:
>
> The Bible verse I chose is:
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> I chose this verse because:
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> These are the song(s)/hymns(s) I think might be nice for the Confirmation
> service:
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> These are the Bible stories / faith stories that I really remember / think
> are important:
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> Here are my wonderings, questions, and curiosities:
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>
> Janet Katari (she/her)
> Pastor, Christ Church, Lutheran, San Francisco
> seniorpastor at christchurchlutheran.org
> 415-215-1576
>
> “Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely
> transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time." - Thomas
> Merton
>


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