Confirmation in Aghavea 2022

Hi folks

it has been almost three years since our last Confirmation in 2019 - partly due to the Coronavirus pandemic, partly due to the vacancy due to the Bishop moving, and partly due to a gap in ages in our young adults.

Confirmation is the stage in which our young adults take on the responsibility for their faith, fulfilling the baptismal promises made for them by their parents and sponsors.

It is therefore with great joy that we can announce that Bishop Ian has agreed to come along to our parish on 16th October to confirm some of our young adults. You will find an application form here, or you can pick one up from the church. Please print this form out and bring it with you to church or email it to me at revdjohnny@gmail.com

We also encourage you to invite any sponsors who shared with the baptismal promises for your child, as this service concludes the promises they made when the children were young.

With the summer almost upon us, we will hold our classes in September and early October - so part of the Confirmation application will be a commitment to attend both the classes and church services. I will be expecting a very high level of attendance at both if I am expected to present the candidates to the Bishop!

There will be a meeting in Church on Sunday 26th June at 2pm for the candidates and their parents, I would strongly encourage everyone to attend this meeting to discuss the classes and all expectations.

Finally, unless the classes are attended, and the candidates participate satisfactorily, they will not be presented to the Bishop for confirmation.

If you would like any further help or information, please contact the rector at church, at the rectory numbers, or by email at revdjohnny@gmail.com

Blessings

Revd Johnny

Rector, Aghavea

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