Confirmation

At your baptism, someone else spoke for you. Confirmation is the day you speak for yourself — before the bishop, before this whole congregation, in the same waters that carried Israel out of Egypt and carried Jesus up out of the Jordan.

Every beginning we know starts in water.

Long before there was a Church, there was water — the deep, dark water of Genesis, moving over the face of the earth before God ever spoke a word. Water carried Israel out of slavery and into a wilderness. Water opened over Jesus at the Jordan, and a voice called him beloved.

You were carried into that same story on the day of your baptism, though you likely don't remember it. Somebody else answered for you then. Confirmation is when you get to answer for yourself.

The bishop will ask you two questions, and then five more.

The first two questions are simple yet profound:

  • Do you turn away from evil?

  • Do you turn toward Christ?

Having turned toward Christ, alongside the whole congregation, you renew the Baptismal Covenant — the same five promises your parents and godparents once made in your name.

Your Baptismal Promises are a guide for living a Jesus-shaped life.

The Baptismal Promises

1 Keep gathering — in worship, in the breaking of bread, in prayer.

2 When you fall into sin, come back. Every time.

3 Tell the truth about what God has done, in word and in how you live.

4 Look for Christ in every person you meet — and treat them like it.

5 Work for justice and peace. Honor the dignity of every human being.

What preparing for confirmation
looks like at Saint Peter's

  • Ask

    Talk with a priest about what confirmation means for you — whether you're 13 or 93.

  • Learn

    Join a confirmation class to explore scripture, the creeds, and the promises you'll be making.

  • Reflect

    Talk with family, godparents, or sponsors about your own baptism and what you're choosing now.

  • Affirm

    Stand before the bishop at a confirmation service. Our bishop visits in May or June each year.

Confirmation is available to anyone of mature age who has been baptized in the name of the Trinity. If you have been baptized and confirmed and would like to reaffirm your faith before a bishop, please speak to a member of the clergy.

No one else can answer this for you.

Whether you were baptized as an infant or an adult, confirmation is the moment the promises become yours. Come talk with us about what that could look like.