Taking Faith Home

Taking Faith Home

In the fall of 1998 we began our first “Home Focused” ministry event.  As part of Rally Sunday each year the congregation presented a Cradle Roll program during worship for the 3 year olds who were beginning Sunday School.  However that year we tried something different. We simply asked parents and grandparents to come with their children and grandchildren for a few Sundays and on the last Sunday we blessed the children and their homes in worship as they began this new chapter in their life of faith.  Thus began our first "Milestone" event. 14 years later we host 17 such events.

This year those 3 year olds from 1998 are affirming God's baptismal promise at Confirmation on Reformation Sunday.   Over the past 14 years parents, grandparents, and mentors have walked with each of our confirmands; they have studied with them the Lord’s Prayer, Apostles’ Creed, and the Ten Commandments.  They were fellow classmates in preparation for Holy Communion in 5th Grade, walked with them through the Bible in 3rd grade and again in 8th Grade and this year joined with them as they worked on Faith Papers and we are part of their child’s Senior Confirmation Interviews. 

Some of our parents, for a host of reasons had never been through confirmation.  They have now!  In addition to our 10th grade Confirmations we have four parents who will be affirming God’s Baptism promise to them as they participate in blessings their own children just as they did back in 1998.

To God be the Glory!  Amen