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v1.0 16.Apr.1995. [Easter Day] (ClarisWorks version)

		Confiermation with Holy Communion

THE PREPARATION
	64	At the entry of the ministers this, or another APPROPRIATE SENTENCE may be used
			The Lord is my strength and my song,
	and has become my salvation. Psalm 118.14
		and A HYMN, A CANTICLE, or A PSALM, may be sung.
	65	Bishop	The Lord be with you
All	and also with you.
	66	If THE PRAYERS OF PENITENCE (Holy Communion Rite A sections 5–8) are to be used, they follow here.
	67	Bishop	Heavenly Father,
	by the power of your Holy Spirit
	you give to your faithful people
	new life in the water of baptism.
	Guide and strengthen us by that same Spirit,
	that we who are born again
	may serve you in faith and love,
	and grow into the full stature of your Son
		Jesus Christ,
	who is alive and reigns with you and the
		Holy Spirit,
	one God now and for ever.  Amen.
		THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
	68	Sit
If an OLD TESTAMENT READING is to be read, one of the following may be chosen (see pp. 265–268).
		Joshua 24.14–24		Jeremiah 31.31–34
Ezekiel 36.25a, 26–28

At the end the reader may say

	This is the word of the Lord.
All	Thanks be to God.
		Silence may be kept.
	69	A PSALM or A HYMN may be sung.
	70	If A NEW TESTAMENT READING is to be read, one of the following may be chosen (see pp. 269–271).
		1 Corinthians 12.12, 13	Galatians 5.16–25
1 Peter 2.4–10

At the end the reader may say

	This is the word of the Lord.
All	Thanks be to God.
		Silence may be kept.
	71	A CANTICLE or A HYMN may be sung.
	72	Stand
THE GOSPEL.  When it is announced

All	Glory to Christ our Saviour.

At the end the reader may say

	This is the Gospel of Christ.
All	Praise to Christ our Lord.
		Silence may be kept.
	73	Sit
THE SERMON
		At the end, silence may be kept.
	74	A HYMN may be sung.
		THE RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS
	75	The candidates stand before the Bishop; he says
		You have come here to be conﬁrmed.  You stand in the presence of God and his Church.  With your own mouth and from your own heart you must declare your allegiance to Christ and you rejection of all that is evil.  Therefore I ask these questions
	Do you turn to Christ?
Answer	I turn to Christ.
	Do you repent of your sins?
Answer	I repent of my sins.
	Do you renounce evil?
Answer	I renounce evil.
	76	Then the Bishop says
	You must now declare before God and his Church that you accept the Christian faith into which you were baptized, and in which you will live and grow.
	Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
who made the world?
Answer	I believe and trust in him.
	Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ, who redeemed mankind?
Answer	I believe and trust in him.
	Do you believe and trust in his Holy Spirit,
who gives life to the people of God?
Answer	I believe and trust in him.

	77	The Bishop turns to the congregation and says
	This is the faith of the Church
All	This is our faith.
We believe and trust in one God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

		THE CONFIRMATION
	78	The Bishop stands before those to be confiermed and says
				Our help is in the name of the Lord
All	who has made heaven and earth.
	Blessed be the name of the Lord
All	now and for ever.  Amen.

	79	The Bishop stretches out his hands towards them and says
			Almighty and everliving God,
you have given your servants  new birth
in baptism by water and the Spirit,
and have forgiven them  all their  sins.
Let your Holy Spirit rest upon them
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and inward strength,
the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness;
and let their  delight be in the fear of the Lord.
Amen.

	80	The Bishop lays his hand on the head of each candidate saying
			Confierm, O Lord, your servant N  with your Holy Spirit.

		and each one answers
			Amen.
	81	After confiermation, the Bishop invites the people to join with him and say
Defend, O Lord, your servants with your
heavenly grace,
that they may continue yours for ever,
and daily increase in your Holy Spirit
more and more,
until they come to your everlasting
kingdom.  Amen.

	82	If some members of the congregation are now to make a renewal of their baptismal vows, sections 94–98 may be used here.
		THE COMMUNION
	83	The Bishop resumes the Communion Service at THE PEACE (Holy Communion Rite A, sections 30, 31; Rite B, sections 24, 25).
	84	These special forms are used.
		PROPER PREFACE
		And now we give you thanks because by the Holy Spirit you lead us into all truth, and give us power to preach your gospel to the nations, and to serve you as a royal priesthood.
		POSTCOMMUNION SENTENCE
		God who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.  Romans 8.11
	85	The Bishop says both THE BLESSING and THE DISMISSAL (Holy Communion Rite A, sections 54–56; Rite B, sections 49, 50).