Yeah, growing up in the Episcopal Church i never even understood what confirmation was. We were literally told, by everyone from the priests on down, that it was about confirming the choice your parents made for you in baptism. I don't think that's actually what TEC teaches about confirmation but how should I know, it's hard to pin them …
Yeah, growing up in the Episcopal Church i never even understood what confirmation was. We were literally told, by everyone from the priests on down, that it was about confirming the choice your parents made for you in baptism. I don't think that's actually what TEC teaches about confirmation but how should I know, it's hard to pin them down on anything.
Anyway I did not wind up doing their confirmation ceremony because it seemed to me that I was being asked to sign on the dotted line about something that I still didn't understand. I couldn't even find a "faithful Episcopalian" to be my sponsor because the only ones I knew were my mom and grandma.
To the extent that some catholic parishes/ dioceses are still using this kind of language, it needs to stop. It's almost exactly contrary to the point of the sacrament and the teens can sense that there's something off about it
I grew up Episcopal and ACNA, and I had the same experience. Went through confirmation with little explanation further than 'choosing the faith for yourself' and something about church membership.
I'm guessing in ACNA they probably didn't have you read selections from the Baghavad Gita though? 😭 the confirmation teacher said it had been a really important part of his spiritual journey...
The only scripture I remember reading was the story of the talking donkey. I don't remember what they were using that passage to teach.
We also watched The Motorcycle Diaries, and wrote our very own Creeds.
Yeah, growing up in the Episcopal Church i never even understood what confirmation was. We were literally told, by everyone from the priests on down, that it was about confirming the choice your parents made for you in baptism. I don't think that's actually what TEC teaches about confirmation but how should I know, it's hard to pin them down on anything.
Anyway I did not wind up doing their confirmation ceremony because it seemed to me that I was being asked to sign on the dotted line about something that I still didn't understand. I couldn't even find a "faithful Episcopalian" to be my sponsor because the only ones I knew were my mom and grandma.
To the extent that some catholic parishes/ dioceses are still using this kind of language, it needs to stop. It's almost exactly contrary to the point of the sacrament and the teens can sense that there's something off about it
I grew up Episcopal and ACNA, and I had the same experience. Went through confirmation with little explanation further than 'choosing the faith for yourself' and something about church membership.
I'm guessing in ACNA they probably didn't have you read selections from the Baghavad Gita though? 😭 the confirmation teacher said it had been a really important part of his spiritual journey...
The only scripture I remember reading was the story of the talking donkey. I don't remember what they were using that passage to teach.
We also watched The Motorcycle Diaries, and wrote our very own Creeds.
Yeah it ... wasn't like that lol