For many students in the community, the beginning of the school year also means the start of confirmation classes. Confirmation is a sacrament or rite practiced by several church denominations.

The lessons are followed by prayers and challenges for the week ... "It's never happened before, that kids are explosively happy in confirmation class," he said. "I have had parishes tell ...

the class included two half-day retreats. Topics covered included old and new testaments, Methodist history, sacraments, Wesleyan theology, prayer and living out faith. Confirmation preparation ...

Prayer allows them to communicate with God ... “Thomas has changed since confirmation class started.” “Teresa treats us differently at home now. Great thanks.” Anytime our teaching team ...

My hope is that the confirmation classes will continue to lay the foundation ... This was about my long term hopes and prayers for her. My deepest desires for my daughter include a belief system ...

Five students in the eighth grade publicly confirmed their faith at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Seymour during a recent ...

He plans to take youth in his confirmation class on a nine-month journey to ... to participate in the church’s ministries by their prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness, he said.

There have been over 100 confirmation classes in the storied history of Lancaster’s Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, one of the oldest Jewish congregations in America. But one seems to stand out ...