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GATHER Welcome
Student 1: I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work
and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and
community. I pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
Student 2: Welcome teachers, parents, students to our year 6 mass. This term, we
have been learning about the sacrament of Confirmation in our unit topic of
‘Come follow me’ as we prepare for our final initiation sacrament.
Please stand for the entrance Hymn.
Introductory Rites
Entrance Hymn: ‘Welcome to All’ by Andrew Chinn
The Greeting
Penitential Rite
Gloria (Feast Days)
Opening Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Sign of Peace
Lamb of God
Communion
Communion Hymn: ‘We are God’s Hands’ by Andrew Chinn
Prayer after Communion
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from
heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where
they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on
each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages,
as the Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this
sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the
native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are
speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?
Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus
and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and
visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we
hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”
Reading 2
Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let
Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are
varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and
there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To
each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though
many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one
body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Entrance Hymn
Welcome To All!
By Andrew Chinn
By Andrew Chinn
By Andrew Chinn
Theme
With the celebration of Confirmation each person is initiated more completely into
the Church, the community of Jesus’ disciples.
Response: Tell the good news that God has saved us.
Psalm 96:1-3.
Gospel: John 16:5-7 (John departs and sends the Holy Spirit).
Homily Notes
Talk about the idea of belonging to a group or a team. Once you belong yu try
to do what the team does and you try to do it well.
Confirmation means receiving the Holy Spirit as the sign that we belong to the
Church, the group of Jesus’ disciples. Now that we belong more fully we try hard
to do what the Church does: tell the Good News that God loves us, cares for us
and saves us.
General Intercessions
1. May those who are being Confirmed grow in their love for God and the Church.
Let us pray to the Lord.
2. May all Christians live in the Good News of Jesus. Let us pray to the Lord.
Notes on the Celebration
I may be possible to link this celebration with Baptism by lighting the Paschal
Candle. This will show that both are sacraments of initiation; it will also recall the
tongues of fire that characterised the Pentecost event described in the first
reading.
Confirmation is one of the sacraments of Christian Initiation and can be linked to
Baptism by the use of the Sprinkling Rite.
A banner could be prepared showing a tree with the various fruits of the Spirit on
it.
Penitential Rite
Opening Prayer
Let us pray.
Lord, send your Holy Spirit to make us witnesses before the world to the Good News
proclaimed by Jesus, your, Son.
General Intercessions
Introduction
The Holy Spirit comes to remind us that we belong to God and his people. Let us now
pray to him as his people.
Concluding Prayer
God our Father, you have promised not to leave your people, and to hear their prayers.
We ask you to hear the prayers we now make through Christ our Lord.
Lord, accept our gifts. May hey become the Body and Blood of Jesus, who is Lord for
ever and ever.
Let us pray.
Lord, help those who have been anointed with the Holy Spirit and fed with the Body
and Blood of Jesus. May they be your witnesses before the world. We ask this through
Christ our Lord.
Dismissal
Filled with the Holy Spirit, go out and tell the Good News.
Borg, R., Kelly, G., & Lucas, B. (2012). Celebrating with children: Volume 1 resources. Strathfield, NSW: St Pauls
Publications.