Confirmations with 3Rock

As you may be aware, I'm working with 3Rock youth this year, in their leadership program. Great time of learning, new experiences and opportunities to serve. I'm going to be writing a blog about my experiences on the 3Rock website. Here's a preview of one of the posts:

Recently, the final DVD of the Crucial series, Amplify was released. To coincide with this, we hosted three nights with clergy from around the dioceses to discuss how these DVDs can be used well in the classes that prepare young people for confirmation.

As a newbie to the Church of Ireland, I didn't know completely what to expect in these discussions . What I discovered was that to all the rectors involved,  their own confirmations were memorable and poignant experiences and they deeply felt the importance of communicating the faith well to the confirmees. We talked about the techniques that they'd been using and it was great to see how something that we had a part in putting together is being used in variety of helpful ways.

Also, recently, we've been sitting in the confirmation classes taught by Susie Keane in Greystones. So we've been able to see the confirmation classes in practice. I love seeing the kids gradually ask deeper questions and begin to grasp new but important concept and its always amazing to be a part of that.

Soon, theses kids will be undergoing their own confirmation and I pray and hope that just has it was to the rectors, it will be a experience that is an important step on a lifelong journey of faith