Memory Work Requirements

MEMORY WORK REQUIREMENTS

Memory Work should memorized and checked by parents at home.  

This Memory Work form is to be completed and this sheet turned on or before Sunday, November 22, 2015.

_______________________________________________________has memorized the 

following and had demonstrated knowledge of it to me.

_________________________________

Signature of parent/guardian

• The Lord’s Prayer - Book of Common Prayer pg 336 or 364

• The Nicene Creed - BCP pg 326 or 358

• Summary of the Law - BCP pg 324

November 15

This week we will learn all about worship in the Episcopal Church. How and why we worship, and why we do it the way we do.

November 8

We will talk about prayer as communication with God.  We will discuss seven types of prayer, 4+ ways to pray, and how the most important part of prayer is... to pray.

November 11th

This week we will discuss the history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in Catholicism in England to the Episcopal Church as we know it today as a member of the Anglican Communion.

October 25

This week we will talk about the Old Covenant God had with his people of the Old Testament and how that links with the New Covenant God has with us.

October 18th

Enjoy this week off! 

See you next week when we talk about the Old and New Convents.

October 11th

The Sacraments

This week we will study the seven sacraments of the Episcopal Church as outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace.  Grace will be a hot topic!

October 4th

This week we will discuss the Creeds (remember credo, I believe?).  The Episcopal Church uses to forms: The Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed.  Lets talk about where these creeds came from, when we use them in our services and how important saying "I Believe" is even in today's society.


**don't forget the Blessing of the Animals is this Sunday afternoon!**

September 27th

This week will remember the Ten Commandments and their history, what Jesus tells us about them and why they are still relevant to us as Christians today.

September 20th

This week we will talk about the Holy Scriptures, where they come from, what they tell us, and how we use them today.

Confirmation Class Overview

Holy Scriptures

• Contains everything necessary to salvation
• Bible: Old Testament, New Testament, apocrypha
• Three Legged stool

Ten Commandments 

• Given to enrich our lives
• The summary of the law

The Creeds

• Statement of belief, from Scripture
• Apostles Creed
• Nicene creed

The Sacraments

• "And outward and visible sign, of an inward and spiritual grace."
• Baptism, communion, confirmation, ordination, marriage, penance, unction

The Covenants 

• Old covenant
• New covenant

The Episcopal Church

• Church of England -> The Episcopal Church
• The Lambeth quadrilateral: creeds, Bible, sacraments, apostolic succession

Prayer

• Communication with God
• Adoration, praise, thanksgiving, penitence, oblation, intercession, petition
• Liturgical, corporate, private, silent
• The Lord's prayer

Worship

• Corporate, Sacramental, liturgical
• Holy Eucharist/communion