Sunday, December 9, 2018

Diocese of Atlanta - Diocesan Confirmation

The Cathedral of St. Philip
December 9, 2018


About 200 confirmands from the parishes throughout the Diocese of Atlanta were confirmed by Bishop Wright and Bishop Lambert during the the Rite of Confirmation service and witnessed by about 800 at The Cathedral of St.Philip, Atlanta Ga.

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About The Rite of Confirmation

Confirmation is a sacrament, ritual or rite of passage in which candidates "express a mature commitment to Christ and received the strength of the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop (BCP, p.860)

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 (BCP, p. 412). 

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Photos from the Confirmation Service
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Procession In - Video
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Bishop's Sermon - Video

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Video Slide Show


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Individual and Group Photos

After the service, Bishop Wright and Bishop Lambert took photos with many of the newly confirmed with their families in the Hall of Bishops


Photos with the Bishops

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Video Slide Show 

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Before Confirmation - Hall of Bishops

The candidates for Confirmation gathered in the Hall of Bishops before the service. Bishop Wright and Bishop Lambert were there and signed prayer b0oks for the Confirmation candidates.



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For more information about the work of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, please visit their website:

www.episcopalatlanta.org

Robert C. Wright is the Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta

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