CENTRAL REGION NEWS
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and NW Ontario - Michelle Heumann, editor
Confirmation service at New Beginnings Lutheran Church REGINA - Confirming the faith aloud is always emotional, a responsibility, and a great privilege. Being able to speak with our own mouth what our godparents said in our place at our Baptism is a double blessing. This is what happened to Annika Warren and Gabriella Beauvais on June 13, 2021, during the 11:11 a.m. service at New Beginnings Lutheran Church (NBLC) where all attending rejoiced with the personal confession of faith of two more communicant young people in NBLC and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). It took two years of meetings to study the Bible and the Catechism, permeated with prayers, songs, biblical stories, didactic games, activities, and good conversations about life and Christian faith. They even wrote a song titled “Forgiven and Grateful.” This pandemic time brought a great challenge to try to continue having classes, so pastor, parents, and students decided to migrate to online platforms. As is often the case in confirmation services, the students were nervous, the parents thrilled, and the congregation happy to help keep these young women steadfast in the path of the Saviour Jesus. The text chosen for Annika was: “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (Psalm 23:1-3). And for Gabriella, it was: “My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart” (Psalm 7:10). The congregation asks the Lord to bless the confirmation students, as well as all believers in Christ in LCC and the world! May the Lord continue to give us all His Holy Spirit, “the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge, and the fear of the LORD” (Isaiah 11:2). Rev. Paulo Brum
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THE CANADIAN LUTHERAN July/August 2021
