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Dear Parents/Guardians
Confirmation is a sacramental rite (BCP 411f). It is the process of making
a mature commitment to Christ. It involves preparation i.e. training in the
principles of the Christian Faith, and this includes diligence in individual
and corporate worship. It is presided over in its final act by the Bishop on
a given date, after the candidates have been adequately prepared.
In the Anglican Church, confirmation serves also as the rite which admits
persons to Holy Communion. Those who come to be confirmed must be
baptised (christened). Interested persons who have never been baptised
will be prepared for baptism during the process. All candidates must
produce their baptism certificates for verification and for the records.
The process of confirmation is a significant process in building the church
as an institution, especially in the production of mature Anglican Christians.
It is therefore imperative that there is full co-operation by all.
(Parents / Guardian, Grandparents, God-Parents, Congregations.)
The following principles are in effect in this parish:
(a) Confirmation preparation is undertaken at the following levels, after registration:
I. Under 11 years to go through Sunday School.
II. 11 years and over to attend Saturday classes, if not in Sunday School.
III. Adult Confirmation class on Thursdays at 5:00pm.
IV. At Bishop Anstey High School, Bishop’s Centenary College, St. Ursula’s Anglican Primary School
and St Andrew’s School.
Regular attendance at confirmation class is a part determinant of readiness for confirmation.
(b) Candidates must be equipped with notepad, pen / pencil, Book of Common Prayer (Catechism
p.389f), and Bible.
(c) Candidates must be regular at Church / Sunday School. A confirmation card will be given to each
candidate to be signed by the priest at each service / Sunday school class attended during the period
leading up to confirmation.
Regular attendance at Church / Sunday School is a part of the determination
of readiness.
(d) Candidates will be tested on the course of instruction as part of the determination of readiness
for confirmation.
(e) The sacramental rite of Confession and Absolution must be undertaken as part of the
preparation for confirmation.
It follows therefore that confirmation is not automatic but is dependent on the candidates’
display of readiness in the respective areas.
All Baptised Anglican Christians undertook to be brought to the Bishop to be confirmed by him. We
simply ask here for a commitment to the vows taken by parents and godparents (infants) and by
candidates themselves (adults) at baptism, in fulfilment of our work before God.
Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength by the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop B.C.P.P.412 #125.
Thank you for your partnership in the mission of building up the Body of Christ.
Please note that Confirmation would next be administered in May 2008.
Claude Berkley (Rev’d Canon)
Rector
Confirmation is a sacramental rite (BCP 411f). It is the process of making
a mature commitment to Christ. It involves preparation i.e. training in the
principles of the Christian Faith, and this includes diligence in individual
and corporate worship. It is presided over in its final act by the Bishop on
a given date, after the candidates have been adequately prepared.
In the Anglican Church, confirmation serves also as the rite which admits
persons to Holy Communion. Those who come to be confirmed must be
baptised (christened). Interested persons who have never been baptised
will be prepared for baptism during the process. All candidates must
produce their baptism certificates for verification and for the records.
The process of confirmation is a significant process in building the church
as an institution, especially in the production of mature Anglican Christians.
It is therefore imperative that there is full co-operation by all.
(Parents / Guardian, Grandparents, God-Parents, Congregations.)
The following principles are in effect in this parish:
(a) Confirmation preparation is undertaken at the following levels, after registration:
I. Under 11 years to go through Sunday School.
II. 11 years and over to attend Saturday classes, if not in Sunday School.
III. Adult Confirmation class on Thursdays at 5:00pm.
IV. At Bishop Anstey High School, Bishop’s Centenary College, St. Ursula’s Anglican Primary School
and St Andrew’s School.
Regular attendance at confirmation class is a part determinant of readiness for confirmation.
(b) Candidates must be equipped with notepad, pen / pencil, Book of Common Prayer (Catechism
p.389f), and Bible.
(c) Candidates must be regular at Church / Sunday School. A confirmation card will be given to each
candidate to be signed by the priest at each service / Sunday school class attended during the period
leading up to confirmation.
Regular attendance at Church / Sunday School is a part of the determination
of readiness.
(d) Candidates will be tested on the course of instruction as part of the determination of readiness
for confirmation.
(e) The sacramental rite of Confession and Absolution must be undertaken as part of the
preparation for confirmation.
It follows therefore that confirmation is not automatic but is dependent on the candidates’
display of readiness in the respective areas.
All Baptised Anglican Christians undertook to be brought to the Bishop to be confirmed by him. We
simply ask here for a commitment to the vows taken by parents and godparents (infants) and by
candidates themselves (adults) at baptism, in fulfilment of our work before God.
Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength by the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop B.C.P.P.412 #125.
Thank you for your partnership in the mission of building up the Body of Christ.
Please note that Confirmation would next be administered in May 2008.
Claude Berkley (Rev’d Canon)
Rector
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