Video for Saturday, December 12, 2020: The Fourth Petition
Friday, December 11, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The 2020-2021 Confirmation Year will begin on Saturday, October 3, 9:30am-10am. Students in 7th, 8th, and 9th Grades are eligible to join the class. It normally is a 2 and 1/4 year program with students completing two years (7th and 8th Grades) and after coming in the Fall of their 9th Grade year and meeting all program requirements, are confirmed on All Saints Sunday, the First Sunday in November.
The materials you need to register can be downloaded from the Church Website by clicking here
Make sure you download all three files: The letter explaining the program, the Universal Registration form, and the Class Schedule. A copy of the schedule is provided below as well:
Christ Lutheran Church
East Moriches, NY
CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE, 2020-2021
Saturday, October 3
·
Orientation,
Distribute Books and Materials, Requirements of the Class.
·
Chapter 1: “What
is Confirmation?” p.5
Pastor
Saturday, October 10
·
Chapter 2: “The Creeds
and Confessions Answer the Question: Who is Jesus?” p.9
Pastor
Saturday, October 17
·
Chapter 3:
“Introduction to the Small Catechism”. p. 13
Pastor
Saturday, October 24
·
Chapter 4:
“Reading God’s Word” p.17
Saturday, October 31
·
Chapter 6: “What
is Worship?” p.21
·
Confirmation
Rehearsal
Pastor
Sunday, November 1
·
11am Rite of
Confirmation (it may switch to 2pm depending on number of people coming).
Saturday, November 7
·
Chapter 31:
Overview of the Lord’s Prayer, p. 125
Deacon
Saturday, November 14
·
Chapter 32, “The
Introduction” p. 129
Deacon
Saturday, November 21
·
Chapter 33, “The
First Petition” p.133
Deacon
Wednesday, November 25
·
Thanksgiving Eve
Service, 7pm
Saturday, November 28
NO CLASS
Saturday, December 5
·
Chapter 35, “The
Third Petition” p. 141
Deacon
Wednesday, December 2
·
Midweek Advent
Service, 7pm
Saturday, December 12
·
Chapter 36, “The
Fourth Petition” p.141
Deacon
Wednesday, December 9
·
Midweek Advent
Service, 7pm
Saturday, December 19
·
Sunday School
Pageant Rehearsal
Sunday, December 20
·
Sunday School
Pageant (Confirmands participate)
·
Greening of the
Church following 11am Service
Wednesday, December 19
·
Midweek Advent
Service, 7pm
Thursday, December 24
·
7pm Christmas Eve
Vespers (No Communion this year).
·
10:00pm Christmas
Eve Lessons/Carols
Friday, December 25
·
10am Christ Mass
Saturday, December 26
(No Class)
Saturday, January 2,
No Class
Saturday, January 9
·
Chapter 37, “The
Fifth Petition” p. 145
Deacon
Saturday, January 16
·
Chapter 38, “The
Sixth Petition” p.153
Deacon
Saturday, January 13
·
Chapter 39, “The
Seventh Petition” p. 157
Deacon
Saturday, January 23
·
Chapter 40, “The
Conclusion” p. 161
·
Review of the
Lord’s Prayer
Pastor
Saturday, January 30
·
Chapter 41,
“Overview of the Means of Grace” p. 165
Pastor
Saturday, February 6
·
Chapter 42, “The
Nature of Baptism” p. 169
Deacon
Saturday, February 13
·
Chapter 43, “The
Blessings of Baptism” p. 173
Deacon
Wednesday, February 17
·
Ash Wednesday,
7pm
Saturday, February 20
·
Chapter 44: “The
Power of Baptism” p. 177
Deacon
Wednesday, February 24
·
Midweek Lenten
Service, 7pm
Saturday, February 27
·
Chapter 45, “What
Baptism Indicates” p. 181
Deacon
Wednesday, March 3
·
Midweek Lenten
Service, 7pm
Saturday, March 6
·
Chapter 46,
“Confession” and “Office of the Keys p.
185, 189
Pastor
Wednesday, March 10
(NO Lenten Services)
Saturday, March 13
No Class
Wednesday, March 17
·
Midweek Lenten
Service, 7pm
Saturday, March 20
·
Chapter 48, “The
Nature of the Sacrament of the Altar”
·
Early Communion
Training (Mandatory for all who will begin receiving)
Pastor
Wednesday, March 24
·
Midweek Lenten
Service, 7pm
Saturday, March 27
No Class
Sunday, March 28
·
8am and 11am-
Palm Sunday
Thursday, April 1
·
7pm Maundy
Thursday Service: First Communion
For Confirmands who have not yet begun to receive.
Good Friday, April 2
·
Chief Service, 12
Noon
·
Tenebrae, 7pm
Saturday, April 3
·
5:30pm Great
Vigil of Easter
Saturday, April 10
·
Chapter 49, “The
Benefit of the Sacrament of the Altar” p. 197
Deacon
Saturday, April 17
·
Chapter 50, “The
Power of the Sacrament of the Altar
·
Chapter 51, “How
to Receive the Sacrament Worthily
·
Chapter 52,
“Review of the Means of Grace”
Pastor
Saturday, April 17
·
Chapter 53,
“Daily Prayers” p. 213
Pastor
Saturday, April 24
·
Chapter 54,
“Table of Duties, Part I” p.217
Deacon
Saturday, May 1
·
Review of Year B
Pastor
Saturday, May 8
·
Final Exam
·
Life within the
Congregation
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·
All Classes will
be held on Saturday Mornings during Saturday School Hour, 9:30am-10:30am.
·
Church attendance
required each week with Attendance taken: Saturday, 5:30pm, Saturday 8am and
11am (attend one).
·
All Evening
Midweek Services 7pm. Confirmands are to attend at least 4/10 of the Midweek
Evening Services (Advent and/or Lent)
·
All Evening Saturday
Services, 5:30pm
·
Attendance
Manditory at the Great Vigil of Easter on April 20, 5:30pm.
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COVID Protocols:
·
All classes to be
held in the Nave of the Church
·
All students are
to wear masks when strategic separation is not possible.
·
Hand Sanitizer is
provided by the Church. Students should use it before and after class.
·
Students are to
bring their own books and writing instruments.
·
If students are
sick, have a cough or cold, or feel like they are “coming down with something”
they should not attend class. Please let
pastor know if this occurs.
·
Students should
not handle hymnals/Bibles in the pew racks.
·
If we are forced
to suspend classes due to COVID in the future, students will be required to
view all online video classes and take the test, emailing the results to the
Pastor by the specified deadline. Videos and exams will be at: clcem.net, and
church FaceBook Page