Service for Enrollment of Confirmands


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SERVICE FOR ENROLLMENT OF CONFIRMANDS

Pastor: Who presents these young people as candidates for confirmation instruction?

Each Candidate is presented by his/her parent OR sponsor to the pastors: I/WE PRESENT (student's name)

The ministers address the sponsors: Will you, parents and sponsors, support these young people by prayer and example, and help them grow in the knowledge and love of God?

The sponsors/parents answer together: I WILL!

The ministers address the candidates: When you were baptized, God made promises to you and gave you the gift of the Holy Spirit. Your parents and the people of this congregation have helped you grow in faith through their own promises. Are you ready now to enter further into our life together through your promises, by attending the worship of God, through service, and by receiving instruction about our faith?

Each candidate answers in turn: I AM!

(Confirmands, Parents, and Sponsors face congregation)

The ministers address the congregation:
Friends in Christ: God's people are called to build up one another in the faith. Will you support these persons on their journey of faith with prayer, words, and deeds?

The congregation answers: WE WILL!

Pastor: Let us pray:
Most gracious God, we thank you for the students who have experienced the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives. As they prepare now to confirm the promises made for them in baptism, give them your peace, and make them steadfast in faith throughout their lives.
Lord in your mercy:

Congregation: HEAR OUR PRAYER

(The prayer of the Church continues, followed by The Peace, when all return to their seats.)


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