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Originally posted by xo_kathy
I was confirmed in 8th grade - although I only remember one year of classes, MysticCat? Anyway!
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Like I said, varies from congregation. When I was confirmed, the class was about 4 months long.
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At the time confirmation in my church also meant you could take communion because you understood what it truly represented. Now the Presbyterian church (and from what I learned last Sunday they have held this belief since the 70's) allows all children to take communion, which I find really great.
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My first communion was after confirmation, too. But you are right -- since the 70's, all baptized children have been allowed to commune. (For that matter, all baptized
people, whether Presbyterian or not, may commune.)
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I had no idea what was going on when I was baptised, obviously, but now I understand it and I appreciate it. Yet, I don't feel I need to go through it again just because of that. It's sort of like initiation! You are really confused when it first happens, but the more you see others go through it and live it the more you can appreciate it! OK, silly analogy but...
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Not so silly, really. Just as initiation joins you to your GLO, baptism joins you to the Body of Christ. It can't be repeated, because you are already joined (and no Presbyterian minister would do a re-baptism for this reason), but you can learn to "live into" its meaning afterward, and every time you witness it happening to someone else, you can "remember your own" and "be thankful."