Confirmation Class
of
This Year’s Confirmation Class is made up of Jacob
Gerace, Caleb Nason, and Annie
Parks. Check out the pictures on
the Narthex bulletin board, as well as the information below.
Caleb Nason
—
Caleb
is 12 years old and in the 7th grade at Wellwood.
He lives with his mother and father and sister
Sara
. He has lived in
Fayetteville
all of his life. Currently he has
both a dog and a cat. When Caleb
grows up, he hopes to be a Meteorologist.
Of special interest, Caleb
was baptized by his minister grandfather in Beard Park
in 1996. (For some reason, Jacob
Gerace has that event on videotape!).
Jacob Gerace
— Along with the rest of the
group,
Jacob
is being confirmed on Easter Sunday. His
parents names are Jacki and
Jim
, and his brother is
Justin
(a family of “J”’s).
Jacob
goes to Wellwood Middle School and is in the 8th grade. His
favorite subject is Science, and he is also on the schools Science Olympiad
Team. Before coming to FUMC,
Jacob
grew up in the First English Lutheran
Church downtown Syracuse. His hobbies include reading,
listening to music, and playing video games.
He loves playing with his three cats.
Jacob
hopes his future career will be in computer programming or music.
Jacob Gerace
Interviews Kathy Nason about her baptism and Church membership:
Kathy
Nason
doesn’t remember the details, but knows that she was baptized in the Catholic
Church of St. Francis in
Patchogue
,
New York. She was also confirmed in
that same church. Mrs.
Nason
later attended and graduated from
Syracuse
University, and then joined the Unity Church.
She was looking
for a church with similar ideas to hers at that time.
Kathy
Nason
migrated to the Fayetteville Methodist Church
in 1991, and became a member the following year.
The teachings at the Methodist Church are very different from the teachings she grew up with.
She enjoys going to bible study and sharing ideas.
Kathy
teaches Sunday School here and is a member of the Family Council.
Annie Parks
—
Annie
lives with her parents and her sister Victoria
. Her family is proud of her because
she is being confirmed.
Annie
is in 7th grade at Pine Grove Middle School. She wants to be an engineer when
she grows up because that is what her Dad is.
She likes Home and Careers at school because they get to make food.
She loves to sing and is in select chorus at her school.
Annie
Interviews Mrs. Shoemaker
Olive
Shoemaker
grew up in a small town. The church in that town was the Trinity
Church. She was six weeks old when she was baptized. Her
Aunt Katherine and Grandfather Harry McCloud were there. She was confirmed at the
Jordan Methodist Church. She is a member of this church. In the past,
Mrs. Shoemaker served on the Worship Committee, and was a Sunday school teacher several times.
When she was a teen, Olive Shoemaker was in a group called the Epworth League.
Mrs. Shoemaker especially remembers the support she received from this congregation when
her husband Grant died.
This Confirmation Class was confirmed at the 10:30
Service on Easter Sunday on March 23, 2008
.
