Baptism & Confirmation

Baptism

Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God. The outward and visible sign in baptism is water, in which the person is baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The inward and spiritual grace in baptism is union with Christ in his death and resurrection, birth into God’s family the Church, forgiveness of sins, and new life in the Holy Spirit.

In baptism, it is required that we renounce Satan, repent of our sins, and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Infants are baptized so that they can share citizenship in the kingdom of God, membership in Christ, and redemption by God. Promises are made for them by their parents and sponsors, who guarantee that the infants will be brought up within the Church, to know Christ and be able to follow him.

If you are interested in being baptized, know of someone who is, would like for your child to be baptized, or are looking for more information about this important Christian rite of passage:

Confirmation

Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop.

It is required of those to be confirmed that they have been baptized, are sufficiently instructed in the Christian Faith, are penitent for their sins, and are ready to affirm their confession of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been prepared by their local Christian community, to be confirmed in the Church.

Those baptized as adults (unless baptized with laying on of hands by a bishop) are also expected to be confirmed.

If you are interested in being confirmed, know of someone who is, or would like more information about this important Christian rite of passage: