Baptism
Pre-Baptismal instruction is offered by the Pastor to baptizands, parents, and sponsors.
First Communion
Instruction is offered when a child desires the sacrament and parents believe that the child is ready. We use several curricula that offer an age-appropriate understand of the great gift we receive at the meal to which Christ invites us.
Confirmation
We offer a three year program, usually taken in grades 6, 7, and 8. Our program incorporates Luther's Small Catechism, Bible study, and liturgical catechesis. Young people are confirmed on the Day of Pentecost.
Pre-Baptismal instruction is offered by the Pastor to baptizands, parents, and sponsors.
First Communion
Instruction is offered when a child desires the sacrament and parents believe that the child is ready. We use several curricula that offer an age-appropriate understand of the great gift we receive at the meal to which Christ invites us.
Confirmation
We offer a three year program, usually taken in grades 6, 7, and 8. Our program incorporates Luther's Small Catechism, Bible study, and liturgical catechesis. Young people are confirmed on the Day of Pentecost.
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctrinal | The Commandments | The Creed and the Lord's Prayer | The Means of Grace |
| Biblical | The Joseph Cycle—The Exodus Gospels | David Acts | Abraham Romans |
| Liturgical | The Church Year | Daily Prayer | The Eucharist |
2012-2013 is Year Two of this curriculum.
Sunday Adult Forum 10:30 am in the Pastor's Study (alternates with Confirmation classes)
In 2012–13, we are studying the lives of Great Christians, from St. Paul and the first Christian missionaries, through the early martyrs, important figures of the Medieval Church, the Reformers, up through those contemporary figures whose lives help to define the Christian life for us. In the Forum, we learn and discuss.
All learning opportunities at All Saints spring from our understanding that we are part of the Great Tradition of the Church, stretching from Christ and his Apostles to this day. Within this one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, we are part of the Lutheran confessing movement. ("Confessing" in this context means "confession of the truth," not "confession of sin.") The best way to begin to understand what Lutherans mean when we call ours a Confessional Church, is to read the Augsburg Confession of 1530.
Augsburg Confession
In 2012–13, we are studying the lives of Great Christians, from St. Paul and the first Christian missionaries, through the early martyrs, important figures of the Medieval Church, the Reformers, up through those contemporary figures whose lives help to define the Christian life for us. In the Forum, we learn and discuss.
All learning opportunities at All Saints spring from our understanding that we are part of the Great Tradition of the Church, stretching from Christ and his Apostles to this day. Within this one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, we are part of the Lutheran confessing movement. ("Confessing" in this context means "confession of the truth," not "confession of sin.") The best way to begin to understand what Lutherans mean when we call ours a Confessional Church, is to read the Augsburg Confession of 1530.
Augsburg Confession