Confirmations in Hersfeld-Rotenburg: Faith festivals inspire 477 young people!
Confirmations in Hersfeld-Rotenburg: Faith festivals inspire 477 young people!
In the Hersfeld-Rotenburg church district, the traditional practice of confirmation will also be highly valued this year. A total of 477 young people will be confirmed in the next few weeks, with this ceremony a deep commitment to the Christian faith and belonging to the Evangelical Church. The confirmation usually takes place at the age of 13 or 14 and mostly takes place around Easter and in May, in a total of 59 municipalities of the church district.
With regard to participation in the confirmation, an interesting trend has developed in recent years. While only 298 confirmands were counted in 2015, the number rose to 544 and 559 during the Pandemie years 2020 and 2021. The current status of 477 confirmands reflects a stable interest that the conformation is still in demand and occupies an important place in the life of young people. This development is commented on by Pastor Michael Zehender from Neuenstein, which emphasizes the importance of the blessing in the confirmation service.
The role of confirmation time
The time before the confirmation is an opportunity for the young people to deal intensively with the content of Christian faith. The aim of the confirmation lessons is to reinforce young people in faith in Jesus Christ and to give them personal approval for a life in trust in God. The focus is on different aspects:
- Introduction to community life
- accompaniment in religious socialization
- Help to become self -employed
- mediation of the basics of the Protestant Christianity
parents play an important role because they should support their children in the process of confirmation, for example by visiting services and participating in parents' evenings. Confirmation classes extend over a period of 14 to 20 months in which the participants complete around 80 lessons.
It is both a time of discovery and personal growth for young people. Every young person chooses a personal confirmation saying that often comes from the Bible. One of the most popular sayings in the church district are:
- psalm 91,11: "Because he ordered his angels to protect you"
- 1. Samuel 17, 7b: "The Lord does not look at what a person sees ..."
- "The Lord is my shepherd"
- Josua 1,9: "Be brave and strong! Don't be afraid and don't despair"
- Römer 12: "Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good"
tradition and anchorage
The practice of confirmation has a long history in the Evangelical Church. It was decided in Ziegenhain in 1539 and has since established itself as the most important commitment to a life in faith. A table at the Ziegenhain castle church is reminiscent of this origins and symbolizes the deeply rooted tradition within the community.
Overall, the high number of confirmands and the endeavors to deal with their own belief in belief that the confirmation in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg church district is still of great importance. Despite social changes, the interest in religious issues among young people remains strong, even if they are often considered to be “uncool”.
For more information on confirmation and confirmation classes, it makes sense to take a look at the pages of Kirchenkreis-hef-rof.de and Brunnen-verlag.de to throw.
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