Re: SV: Confirmation classes??? Need advice

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This sounds like some serious Confirmation work....hmmmm...........I remember taking Confirmation Classes. That's what they were. Sitting around a table every Tues night for I think, 3 years? With our minister talking. I believe we had a campout once a year? But for the most part, it was talking and learning, ya know?

I've told Ian not to freak about it when the time comes,,,,,,,,,,,and he tells me that he already knows all about God.....

Hmmm.....

Good ole Ian. Here's another thing that he knows everything about....ha ha.

From: Karolina Sjödin <pettson39 (DOT) se>Subject: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 4:49 PM

My son never went into the football team as his friends did, because he didnt want to travel around, didnt knew what situations would come up,didnt knew how to handle a lot of situations.. ......... ........although he is a good player...... ......... it is so hard to see these kids tune out from their peers like this........ ......... but it is so.Could it be possible to adapt something to ´s needs? maybe he doesn´t have to do the cardboard thing,or something could be prepared for him instead?--- Den sön 2008-09-07 skrev jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>:

Från: jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>Ämne: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need adviceTill: Datum: söndag 7 september 2008 21.06

I went to church today with my son and husband. There was going to be a meeting about confirmaation class....you have to be in 7th grade (we are Methodist).. ..I did confirmation and want my son to do it to. We had the meeting and now I am not so sure....I feel he won't be able to do it and part of me feels very quilty....This is what it involves:1. 2 meetings a month - Sundays 6-8 p.m.- this is fine2. Go to church every Sunday and be in church (not sunday school)...they can stay after for Sunday School. Church sometimes runs 1 1/2 hours. depends ....3. In November they are going to sleep over in the parking lot in cardboard boxes - fast for 30 hours- they can bring a sleeping bag or a pillow not both...they are allowed $6 to buy warm clothes at the Salvation Army stores....they can wear their own socks and underwear and their own jacket. There will be a burn barrrel to keep them

warm. They are allowed water or juice but no food for 30 hours. They will be making 3 meals and taking it places ....4. They will have a service at 9pm at the Cemetary on all Saints Day and they will run it. 5. After the 30 hour famime ..they will tell the church all about it.6. Oh, they will get sponsors for the 30 hours.7. Christmas caroling (that is fine)This will go on till May when they will be confirmed. My son just sat there and got more and more depressed. At home he said ...I am not sleeping in a cardboard box....I am more concerned about his separation anxiety...so I would have to ...i don't have a problem w/that...but there are so many things to do and get and I am feeling overwhelmed myself and I know my son won't stand up in front of the congregation and speak.....I had to do it as a child but it was nothing like this....I feel like I am not teaching him to be a

Christain and he is losing touch with God....but I don't want to fight to make him go to all this and I know part of him can't handle it.What would you do? How do I handle this....I know he will never do it later because the kids will all be younger than him.....Do I hope he does it as an adult?Totally confused.Jan

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Bravo.........you get him to go to Sunday School??? I can't do that; my two AS boys will go one time, then not again for 2-3 times, and argue, make us late (literally----we'll be ready and it is always something so we are never there on time then)...................we gave up for now, and while we are Christian and preach in our home morals, values, ethics, and talk about God and the BIBLE, we have decided the stress of church and Sunday School is NOT for us at this time. So, congratulations on getting him to Sunday School; that IS great!

Ruthie

From: jrushen@...Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:28:48 -0700Subject: Re: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice

Oh, my husband nad I would do the cardborad thing...but I don't know if he could stay at the chuch from Friday night until Sunday morning....I know I would be there but I think it would be too much for him....also if they don't go to this musifest one weekend they have to get up front and tell the church about the famine....and they are suppose to raise money too.....i know i would do all the work...and I am wondering...does he really understand this committment to the church and God. I don't thnk so.

I think just getting him to Sunday School is hard enough!

jan

Jan Rushen

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From: Karolina Sjödin <pettson39 (DOT) se>Subject: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 4:49 PM

My son never went into the football team as his friends did, because he didnt want to travel around, didnt knew what situations would come up,didnt knew how to handle a lot of situations.. ......... ........although he is a good player...... ......... it is so hard to see these kids tune out from their peers like this........ ......... but it is so.Could it be possible to adapt something to ´s needs? maybe he doesn´t have to do the cardboard thing,or something could be prepared for him instead?--- Den sön 2008-09-07 skrev jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>:

Från: jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>Ämne: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need adviceTill: Datum: söndag 7 september 2008 21.06

I went to church today with my son and husband. There was going to be a meeting about confirmaation class....you have to be in 7th grade (we are Methodist).. ..I did confirmation and want my son to do it to. We had the meeting and now I am not so sure....I feel he won't be able to do it and part of me feels very quilty....This is what it involves:1. 2 meetings a month - Sundays 6-8 p.m.- this is fine2. Go to church every Sunday and be in church (not sunday school)...they can stay after for Sunday School. Church sometimes runs 1 1/2 hours. depends ....3. In November they are going to sleep over in the parking lot in cardboard boxes - fast for 30 hours- they can bring a sleeping bag or a pillow not both...they are allowed $6 to buy warm clothes at the Salvation Army stores....they can wear their own socks and underwear and their own jacket. There will be a burn barrrel to keep them warm. They are allowed water or juice but no food for 30 hours. They will be making 3 meals and taking it places ....4. They will have a service at 9pm at the Cemetary on all Saints Day and they will run it. 5. After the 30 hour famime ..they will tell the church all about it.6. Oh, they will get sponsors for the 30 hours.7. Christmas caroling (that is fine)This will go on till May when they will be confirmed. My son just sat there and got more and more depressed. At home he said ...I am not sleeping in a cardboard box....I am more concerned about his separation anxiety...so I would have to ...i don't have a problem w/that...but there are so many things to do and get and I am feeling overwhelmed myself and I know my son won't stand up in front of the congregation and speak.....I had to do it as a child but it was nothing like this....I feel like I am not teaching him to be a Christain and he is losing touch with God....but I don't want to fight to make him go to all this and I know part of him can't handle it.What would you do? How do I handle this....I know he will never do it later because the kids will all be younger than him.....Do I hope he does it as an adult?Totally confused.Jan

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Thanks Ruthie....but like you we don't get to go every week...I would have a better chance of it if my husband went....but he is so exhausted from the week at work and then working around the house....and sometimes our services end up being 1 1/2 hours long and my husband is not too crazy about our Minister....she was been with us for 6 years now and is sometimes a little too overbearing...and demanding. I have decided not to do it. My son can do it as an adult. The minister really wants true commitment from the kids and my son is not mature enough to make that commitment....

Jan

Jan Rushen

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From: Karolina Sjödin <pettson39 (DOT) se>Subject: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 4:49 PM

My son never went into the football team as his friends did, because he didnt want to travel around, didnt knew what situations would come up,didnt knew how to handle a lot of situations.. ......... ........although he is a good player...... ......... it is so hard to see these kids tune out from their peers like this........ ......... but it is so.Could it be possible to adapt something to ´s needs? maybe he doesn´t have to do the cardboard thing,or something could be prepared for him instead?--- Den sön 2008-09-07 skrev jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>:

Från: jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>Ämne: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need adviceTill: Datum: söndag 7 september 2008 21.06

I went to church today with my son and husband. There was going to be a meeting about confirmaation class....you have to be in 7th grade (we are Methodist).. ..I did confirmation and want my son to do it to. We had the meeting and now I am not so sure....I feel he won't be able to do it and part of me feels very quilty....This is what it involves:1. 2 meetings a month - Sundays 6-8 p.m.- this is fine2. Go to church every Sunday and be in church (not sunday school)...they can stay after for Sunday School. Church sometimes runs 1 1/2 hours. depends ....3. In November they are going to sleep over in the parking lot in cardboard boxes - fast for 30 hours- they can bring a sleeping bag or a pillow not both...they are allowed $6 to buy warm clothes at the Salvation Army stores....they can wear their own socks and underwear and their own jacket. There will be a burn barrrel to keep them

warm. They are allowed water or juice but no food for 30 hours. They will be making 3 meals and taking it places ....4. They will have a service at 9pm at the Cemetary on all Saints Day and they will run it. 5. After the 30 hour famime ..they will tell the church all about it.6. Oh, they will get sponsors for the 30 hours.7. Christmas caroling (that is fine)This will go on till May when they will be confirmed. My son just sat there and got more and more depressed. At home he said ...I am not sleeping in a cardboard box....I am more concerned about his separation anxiety...so I would have to ...i don't have a problem w/that...but there are so many things to do and get and I am feeling overwhelmed myself and I know my son won't stand up in front of the congregation and speak.....I had to do it as a child but it was nothing like this....I feel like I am not teaching him to be a

Christain and he is losing touch with God....but I don't want to fight to make him go to all this and I know part of him can't handle it.What would you do? How do I handle this....I know he will never do it later because the kids will all be younger than him.....Do I hope he does it as an adult?Totally confused.Jan

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Too funny! Sounds like my son too! They know it all and are such experts in everything!!! Ha ha!!

Jan Rushen

Smile because it is contagious!!!!

From: Karolina Sjödin <pettson39 (DOT) se>Subject: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 4:49 PM

My son never went into the football team as his friends did, because he didnt want to travel around, didnt knew what situations would come up,didnt knew how to handle a lot of situations.. ......... ........although he is a good player...... ......... it is so hard to see these kids tune out from their peers like this........ ......... but it is so.Could it be possible to adapt something to ´s needs? maybe he doesn´t have to do the cardboard thing,or something could be prepared for him instead?--- Den sön 2008-09-07 skrev jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>:

Från: jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>Ämne: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need adviceTill: Datum: söndag 7 september 2008 21.06

I went to church today with my son and husband. There was going to be a meeting about confirmaation class....you have to be in 7th grade (we are Methodist).. ..I did confirmation and want my son to do it to. We had the meeting and now I am not so sure....I feel he won't be able to do it and part of me feels very quilty....This is what it involves:1. 2 meetings a month - Sundays 6-8 p.m.- this is fine2. Go to church every Sunday and be in church (not sunday school)...they can stay after for Sunday School. Church sometimes runs 1 1/2 hours. depends ....3. In November they are going to sleep over in the parking lot in cardboard boxes - fast for 30 hours- they can bring a sleeping bag or a pillow not both...they are allowed $6 to buy warm clothes at the Salvation Army stores....they can wear their own socks and underwear and their own jacket. There will be a burn barrrel to keep them

warm. They are allowed water or juice but no food for 30 hours. They will be making 3 meals and taking it places ....4. They will have a service at 9pm at the Cemetary on all Saints Day and they will run it. 5. After the 30 hour famime ..they will tell the church all about it.6. Oh, they will get sponsors for the 30 hours.7. Christmas caroling (that is fine)This will go on till May when they will be confirmed. My son just sat there and got more and more depressed. At home he said ...I am not sleeping in a cardboard box....I am more concerned about his separation anxiety...so I would have to ...i don't have a problem w/that...but there are so many things to do and get and I am feeling overwhelmed myself and I know my son won't stand up in front of the congregation and speak.....I had to do it as a child but it was nothing like this....I feel like I am not teaching him to be a

Christain and he is losing touch with God....but I don't want to fight to make him go to all this and I know part of him can't handle it.What would you do? How do I handle this....I know he will never do it later because the kids will all be younger than him.....Do I hope he does it as an adult?Totally confused.Jan

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GOOD FOR YOU...........how disappointing she is so overbearing; a pastor really can

make or break a church. We, too, are Methodist. My parent's pastor AKA my hometown

church (not one we belong to today) just had to let their minister go; he was late for a funeral,

almost MISSED a wedding, and a very well known business, church, and community member was very

ill, and ultimately passed away, and he never went and saw her, and didn't do the funeral either (I am sure

they asked someone else??).........anyway, what a mess....of course, they missed rotation, so they have to go

nearly a year with 'sub pastors.' Good luck. Have a great day.

Ruthie

From: jrushen@...Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:39:24 -0700Subject: RE: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice

Thanks Ruthie....but like you we don't get to go every week...I would have a better chance of it if my husband went....but he is so exhausted from the week at work and then working around the house....and sometimes our services end up being 1 1/2 hours long and my husband is not too crazy about our Minister....she was been with us for 6 years now and is sometimes a little too overbearing...and demanding. I have decided not to do it. My son can do it as an adult. The minister really wants true commitment from the kids and my son is not mature enough to make that commitment....

Jan

Jan Rushen

Smile because it is contagious!!!!

From: Karolina Sjödin <pettson39 (DOT) se>Subject: SV: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need advice Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 4:49 PM

My son never went into the football team as his friends did, because he didnt want to travel around, didnt knew what situations would come up,didnt knew how to handle a lot of situations.. ......... ........although he is a good player...... ......... it is so hard to see these kids tune out from their peers like this........ ......... but it is so.Could it be possible to adapt something to ´s needs? maybe he doesn´t have to do the cardboard thing,or something could be prepared for him instead?--- Den sön 2008-09-07 skrev jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>:

Från: jrushen <jrushen (DOT) com>Ämne: ( ) Confirmation classes??? Need adviceTill: Datum: söndag 7 september 2008 21.06

I went to church today with my son and husband. There was going to be a meeting about confirmaation class....you have to be in 7th grade (we are Methodist).. ..I did confirmation and want my son to do it to. We had the meeting and now I am not so sure....I feel he won't be able to do it and part of me feels very quilty....This is what it involves:1. 2 meetings a month - Sundays 6-8 p.m.- this is fine2. Go to church every Sunday and be in church (not sunday school)...they can stay after for Sunday School. Church sometimes runs 1 1/2 hours. depends ....3. In November they are going to sleep over in the parking lot in cardboard boxes - fast for 30 hours- they can bring a sleeping bag or a pillow not both...they are allowed $6 to buy warm clothes at the Salvation Army stores....they can wear their own socks and underwear and their own jacket. There will be a burn barrrel to keep them warm. They are allowed water or juice but no food for 30 hours. They will be making 3 meals and taking it places ....4. They will have a service at 9pm at the Cemetary on all Saints Day and they will run it. 5. After the 30 hour famime ..they will tell the church all about it.6. Oh, they will get sponsors for the 30 hours.7. Christmas caroling (that is fine)This will go on till May when they will be confirmed. My son just sat there and got more and more depressed. At home he said ...I am not sleeping in a cardboard box....I am more concerned about his separation anxiety...so I would have to ...i don't have a problem w/that...but there are so many things to do and get and I am feeling overwhelmed myself and I know my son won't stand up in front of the congregation and speak.....I had to do it as a child but it was nothing like this....I feel like I am not teaching him to be a Christain and he is losing touch with God....but I don't want to fight to make him go to all this and I know part of him can't handle it.What would you do? How do I handle this....I know he will never do it later because the kids will all be younger than him.....Do I hope he does it as an adult?Totally confused.Jan

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