Episcopalians affirm that salvation is the end of our separation from God and the beginning of a new relationship with God and with one another. The Apostle s and Nicene Creeds are basic statements of our beliefs in God. In worship we unite ourselves with others to acknowledge the holiness of God, to hear God s word, to offer prayer and praise, and to celebrate the sacraments. Episcopal services preserve the rich worship and tradition of the historic Church. All present participate actively in this joyous response to God s love.
Sacraments are outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace.
Grace is God s love freely given to us for forgiveness and spiritual renewal. Holy Baptism Administered once as a pledge of repentance and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is the means by which God adopts us as his Children and makes us members of Christ s Body, the Church. Holy Eucharist in it we share Christ s Body and Blood, under the forms of bread and wine, for the continual remembrance of His life, death, and resurrection until His coming again. Through it we receive the forgiveness of our sins, the strengthening of our union with Christ and with one another, and the fore-taste of the heavenly banquet.