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Graduation Speech: Preparing For Confirmation
August 29th, 2015

Dear Father Ray Atwood,

Hello. My name is Ryan Connolly and I am currently preparing for Confirmation. I am 17 years old and I am a Senior at Union High School in La Porte City, IA. I have been preparing for Confirmation for several years now and I would like to be confirmed.

I want to be confirmed because I have been preparing for this sacrament and I am ready. I have learned that Confirmation is not the end of my faith life, but just the beginning. I am ready to take my faith seriously, become active in my parish, and live out my faith through service.

I have had several service experiences throughout the past couple of years that have been very meaningful to me. One service project in particular was important to
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