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Woship Resources 2008-2009 — Year B: Be a Sanctuary of Christ's Peace
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Confirmation Service
Gathering Music
Welcome
Hymn of Praise: “O How Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit” HS 322
Invitation to Worship
*Hymn of Prayer: “May Thy Presence Be Ours” HS 102
*Response
Challenge to the Congregation
Congregational Response
Leader: We are the body of Christ.
Congregation: Many members, but one body.
Leader: Each one is an important part of the body.
Congregation: And each one brings their own gifts to the body.
Leader: Today these new members become part of the body.
Congregation: We joyfully accept them with their gifts.
Leader: There are many gifts, but one Spirit. Many kinds of services, but
one Lord.
Congregation: It is God who unites us.
Leader: Because we are united, we know that when one member suffers, we
all suffer.
Congregation: When one member is honored, we all rejoice.
Leader: We are one body, the body of Christ, united in our faith, hope,
and love.
Congregation: And the greatest of these is love.
—Based on I Corinthians 12:12–13
Challenge to Those Being Confirmed
Ministry of Music: “Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore,”
Worship and Rejoice 347
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OR “O God, to Us Be Present Here” HS 358
Sacrament of Confirmation
Hymn of Commitment: “Jesus’ Hands Were Kind Hands” HS 443
Sending Forth
Go forth with confidence and live prophetically as a people who have been
loved and who now courageously choose to love others in the name of the One
you serve. Amen.—Doctrine and Covenants 162:8c
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