Confirmation Narrative

Confirmation is an extremely important part of any religious child’s faith journey. It is the final step before you become a full member of the church. In my church, we had to go through two years of the confirmation program, beginning in eighth grade and ending in ninth. Throughout the program, we had class every Wednesday night with a break over summer. Before the class started, all of the confirmands would gather in the Fellowship Hall for a meal provided by parents. In the first year I was in the confirmation program, I remember all of us, eighth and ninth grade students, trying to crowd around a single round table.
It was for that reason that my first year of confirmation was my favorite. All of the students shared a special bond. We

During our confirmation interview, in which the pastor asked us questions about our faith, we had to be able to recite all three of them.
After passing the confirmation interview, there was little to do until the confirmation ceremony. The first, and perhaps most important, step was to make sure the confirmation robes fit. The robes that you have to wear for confirmation in my church are a beautiful snow white color to show purity. After making sure the robes fit, there is a practice that takes place on the Wednesday before Confirmation Sunday. During the time, the entire ceremony is run through a few times in order to make sure that everyone involved knows what they have to do.
The confirmation ceremony takes place on a Sunday. On this Sunday, there is only one church service at 9:00, compared to the usual 8:00 and 10:30 services. Before the 9:00 service, all of the confirmands gather to take photos and get dressed in the robes. When the service starts, all of the confirmands form a semicircle before the altar and face the congregation. They answer “I do” and “I will” to a few questions that the pastor asks, then go off to the side. One by one, they come forward and their family comes up. Each members of the family lays a hand on the confirmand and blesses them while the pastor takes holy water and draws a cross on the confirmand’s forehead. After the ceremony, the confirmands leave the church and commonly have a party to celebrate their