Confirmation Celebration in Geelong

The Pentecost Worship Service on Sunday 8 June for Living Faith Lutheran Church, Geelong, was a combined celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit, and the confirmation of 21 of our young people from our Greater Geelong Lutheran family.

Just over 200 of us gathered together for this special day of celebration at Geelong Lutheran College, Armstrong Creek. God poured out his Spirit on all who attended. Even the cold weather and driving rain couldn’t dampen our spirits!

Each student spoke their Confirmation Expression of Faith statement in the Worship Service. To quote one of the students: ‘A bible verse that represents my journey is Romans 12:2 ‘Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.’ This resonates with me because it speaks about being transformed by knowledge of God. This happened to me in confirmation; my mind has been opened to God’s will and I’m glad.’

There were six members of the Confirmation Teaching Team. The final project was a banner made up of blocks created by each student and each teacher. In the words of Pastor Boyd Briese, ‘I’m very thankful to God for the excellent people we have in Geelong, and the great team that made the whole confirmation journey a great experience’.

We continue to strive to be united in the joy of making Jesus known, as we nurture these new members of the LCA.

Confirmees shared what Confirmation means to them.

Confirmees were presented with candles as a reminder of their Confirmation.

The Living Faith Confirmation Class, 2025

Photos supplied.