By them we are assured of His goodness and kindness towards us. There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel Baptism and the Supper of the Lord. The Prayer Book also includes other sacraments that strengthen our personal lives. Penance is the forgiveness of sins to penitent people, by a priest. Unction is the ministry of healing by anointing with oils and laying on of hands.
Marriage is the union of man and woman for life.
Holy Orders commissions the ministry of men in an unbroken line initiated by Christ Himself through the Apostles. The United Episcopal Church is an Anglican branch of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which was established by our Lord, Jesus Christ. We continue in the Faith and Practice taught by his Holy Apostles and the early church and which are recorded in Scripture. All of our Bishops are men who are in a direct, unbroken line reaching back to the Apostles themselves. That the Apostles' Creed is the Baptismal symbol, and the Nicene Creed is the sufficient statement of the Christian Faith.