Confirmation is an opportunity for those who have been baptized to fully embrace the vows made for them by parents and sponsors in baptism. It is also the ritual of becoming more fully committed to the life, worship and discipline of the Episcopal Church. For adults, it is a public way of expressing commitment to the Church. Reception is the ritual through which adults who were confirmed in other denominations reaffirm their promises and affirm their commitment to the Episcopal Church. Reaffirmation is the opportunity to ask the bishop's blessing on a deepening commitment to promises already made in confirmation.
Confirmation is a one-time commitment.
Sometimes, when your life has changed or you are committing yourself to a new ministry, Reaffirmation is a helpful and symbolic way to make a public statement. Those interested in Confirmation, Reception into the Episcopal Church or Reaffirmation need to attend St. John's Inquiry Classes. The classes will be held on Sunday mornings beginning February 11 and ending April 1. The classes are required for Confirmation, Reception or Reaffirmation. Inquiry Classes are a brief course on the Christian faith and the Episcopal tradition.