Would you like to explore the possibility of being confirmed at this service? If so, then please read on and contact Revd. Paul Witts at the following email address: Paul.Witts@leeds.anglican.org
CONFIRMATION
Congratulations on wanting to explore confirmation with the Church of England. Confirmation can be an important part of a lifetime journey of faith as a follower of Jesus Christ. The first step will be to talk to your local vicar, Revd. Paul Witts, who can be contacted at Paul.Witts@leeds.anglican.org
When you speak with Paul, you will be invited to a few meetings to help you get ready for the service. This is a good way to explore your faith with others who are also thinking about confirmation and is a safe place to ask any questions you have about God, Jesus and the journey of faith.
Here are some common questions about confirmation, and Paul will be delighted to explain all that’s involved too.
WHAT IS CONFIRMATION?
Confirmation is a special church service in which a person confirms the promises that were made when they were baptized. If you were baptized at a christening when you were a child, your parents and godparents made these promises on your behalf. As a young person or adult, you may be ready to affirm these promises for yourself and commit your life to following Jesus Christ. At a confirmation service, you make these promises for yourself. Your friends and family as well as the local Christian community will be there to promise to support and pray for you.
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE FOR CONFIRMATION?
There is no right age for a person to be confirmed. Anyone may be confirmed who has been baptized and if they are old enough to answer responsibly for themselves.
WILL I NEED GODPARENTS?
At a christening, godparents stand alongside the parents to make promises on behalf of the child being baptized. At confirmation, there are no godparents because you make the promises for yourself.
WILL I TAKE COMMUNION AFTER BEING CONFIRMED?
A service of Holy Communion will follow confirmation. For some people this will be the first time they share in bread and wine. Some may have received Holy Communion before.
HOW CAN I TELL IF I AM READY FOR CONFIRMATION?
If you feel strongly for yourself that confirmation is right for you at this point in your life, it’s likely that it is. Pray about this and ask others in your church to pray for you. Talk to your vicar too, and even if you are unsure about being confirmed, you may wish to participate in the confirmation course to help you think about it.
I WAS BAPTIZED AS A CHILD, WHY DO I NEED TO BE CONFIRMED?
Confirmation is an important choice. In confirmation, you make the promises your parents made on your behalf at your baptism for yourself, making public your commitment to a journey of faith. It’s a great moment to acknowledge your place in the local and worldwide church. In turn the church will promise to support and pray for you.
WHAT IF I WASN'T BAPTIZED AS A CHILD?
You will need to be baptized before you are confirmed. If you were not baptized as a child and want to make a commitment of faith, you can be baptized and confirmed in the same service. Contact our vicar at: Paul.Witts@leeds.anglican.org
CONFIRMATION
Congratulations on wanting to explore confirmation with the Church of England. Confirmation can be an important part of a lifetime journey of faith as a follower of Jesus Christ. The first step will be to talk to your local vicar, Revd. Paul Witts, who can be contacted at Paul.Witts@leeds.anglican.org
When you speak with Paul, you will be invited to a few meetings to help you get ready for the service. This is a good way to explore your faith with others who are also thinking about confirmation and is a safe place to ask any questions you have about God, Jesus and the journey of faith.
Here are some common questions about confirmation, and Paul will be delighted to explain all that’s involved too.
WHAT IS CONFIRMATION?
Confirmation is a special church service in which a person confirms the promises that were made when they were baptized. If you were baptized at a christening when you were a child, your parents and godparents made these promises on your behalf. As a young person or adult, you may be ready to affirm these promises for yourself and commit your life to following Jesus Christ. At a confirmation service, you make these promises for yourself. Your friends and family as well as the local Christian community will be there to promise to support and pray for you.
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE FOR CONFIRMATION?
There is no right age for a person to be confirmed. Anyone may be confirmed who has been baptized and if they are old enough to answer responsibly for themselves.
WILL I NEED GODPARENTS?
At a christening, godparents stand alongside the parents to make promises on behalf of the child being baptized. At confirmation, there are no godparents because you make the promises for yourself.
WILL I TAKE COMMUNION AFTER BEING CONFIRMED?
A service of Holy Communion will follow confirmation. For some people this will be the first time they share in bread and wine. Some may have received Holy Communion before.
HOW CAN I TELL IF I AM READY FOR CONFIRMATION?
If you feel strongly for yourself that confirmation is right for you at this point in your life, it’s likely that it is. Pray about this and ask others in your church to pray for you. Talk to your vicar too, and even if you are unsure about being confirmed, you may wish to participate in the confirmation course to help you think about it.
I WAS BAPTIZED AS A CHILD, WHY DO I NEED TO BE CONFIRMED?
Confirmation is an important choice. In confirmation, you make the promises your parents made on your behalf at your baptism for yourself, making public your commitment to a journey of faith. It’s a great moment to acknowledge your place in the local and worldwide church. In turn the church will promise to support and pray for you.
WHAT IF I WASN'T BAPTIZED AS A CHILD?
You will need to be baptized before you are confirmed. If you were not baptized as a child and want to make a commitment of faith, you can be baptized and confirmed in the same service. Contact our vicar at: Paul.Witts@leeds.anglican.org
