Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2024 - 10:30am - Bishop's Visit & Confirmation
Rite II Holy Eucharist with Choir in the Church. The Right Reverend Shannon Rogers Duckworth preaches and celebrates. Trinity youth and adults will receive the sacrament of Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation.
Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation
The sacramental rite in which the candidates "express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop" is confirmation. Those who were baptized at an early age and those baptized as adults without laying on of hands by a bishop are expected to make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop.
The Prayer Book rite for Confirmation includes forms for Reception and the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows. Those who have already made a mature Christian commitment in another denomination are recognized as members of the one holy catholic and apostolic church, and received into the fellowship of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Those who have returned from a time of religious inactivity to an active practice of faith may publicly reaffirm their baptismal vows. Others who have experienced a renewal of faith or desire to renew their Christian commitment may also reaffirm their baptismal vows. Reaffirmation may be repeated, depending on the pastoral needs of the person.