HOLY BAPTISM

Minister: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

People: And blessed be His kingdom, now, and forever. Amen

Minister: Alleluia. Christ is risen.

People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Minister: Bless the Lord who forgives all of our sins.

People: His mercy endures for ever.

Minister: There is one Body, and one Spirit.

People: There is one hope in God's call to us.

Minister: One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism

People: One God, and Father of all

Minister: The Lord be with you

People: And also with you

Minister: Let us pray as Jesus taught us:

People all say:

Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven

Give us this day, our daily bread

And forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive those that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power
and the glory, forever and ever.

AMEN

Minister: To read Psalm 23 vs 1-6

Minister: The candidate for Holy Baptism will
now be presented.

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: We present (First Name) (Middle Name)         to receive
the Sacrament of Baptism.

Minister: Will you be responsible for seeing that the
child you present is brought up in a Christian faith
and life?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: We will with God's help.

Minister: Do you renounce Satin and all of the spiritual
forces of wickedness that rebel against God?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I renounce them.

Minister: Do you renounce the evil powers of the
world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of
God?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I renounce them.

Minister: Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw
you from the love of God?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I renounce them.

Minister: Do you turn to Jesus Christ, and accept Him
as your savior?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I do.

Minister: Do you put your whole trust in His grace and love?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I do.

Minister: Do you promise to follow and obey Him as
your lord?

PARENTS & GOD PARENTS: I do

Minister: Will you who witness this baptism, do all in
your power to support this person in his/her life
in Christ?

PEOPLE: We will.

Minister: Let is join ____________________, who is committing
her/his self to Christ, and, renew our own baptismal
covenant.

THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT

Minister: Do you believe in God the Father?

PEOPLE: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven
and earth.

Minister: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

PEOPLE: I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born
of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate. He descended to the dead.

On the third day, He rose again. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead

Minister: Do you believe in God and the Holy Spirit?

PEOPLE: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

Minister: Will you continue in the apostles' teaching
and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the
prayers?

PEOPLE: I will, with God's help.

Minister: Will you persevere in resisting evil, and
whenever you fall into sin. repent and return to
the Lord?

PEOPLE: I will, with God's help

Minister: Will you proclaim by word, and example,
the Good News of God in Christ?

PEOPLE: I will, with God's help.

Minister: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons,
loving your neighbor as yourself?

PEOPLE: I will, with God's help.

Minister: Will you strive for justice and peace among
all people, and respect the dignity of every human
being?

PEOPLE: I will, with God's help.

Minister: Let us now pray for ____________________, who is to
receive the sacrament of New Birth.

Deliver him/her, O Lord, from the way of sin, and death.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Open his/her heart to your grace and truth.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Fill him/her with your holy and life-giving
spirit.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Keep him/her in the faith and communion of
your Holy Church.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Teach him/her to love others in the power of
the spirit.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayers.

Minister: Send him/her into the world in witness to
your love.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Bring him/her to the fullness of your peace
and glory.

PEOPLE: Lord, hear our prayer.

Minister: Grant, O lord, that all who are baptized into
the death of Jesus Christ, your Son, may live in the
power of His resurrection, and look for Him to come
again in glory: who lives, and reigns now, and for ever
Amen

THANKSGIVING OVER THE WATER

Minister: The Lord be with you.

PEOPLE: And also with you.

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord.

PEOPLE: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

Minister: We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of
water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning
of creation.  Through it, you led the children of Israel
out of bondage in Egypt, into the land of promise.
In it, your Son Jesus received the baptism of John,
and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah,
the Christ, to lead us, through His death and resurrection,
from the bondage on sin into everlasting life.

We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it
we are buried with Christ in His death. By it, we share
in His Resurrection. Through it, we are reborn by
the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, in joyful obedience to your Son, we bring
into His fellowship those who come to Him by faith,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.

TOUCHING THE WATER

Minister: Now sanctify this water, we pray you, by the power
of your Holy Spirit, that those who here are cleansed from
sin and born again, may continue for ever in the risen life
of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

To Him, to You, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honor
and glory, now, and forever. Amen

Consecration of the Oil

Minister: Eternal Father, whose blessed Son was anointed
by the Holy Spirit to be Savior and servant to all,
we pray you to consecrate this oil, that those who you seal
with it, may share in the royal priesthood of Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever. Amen

MINISTER TAKING THE CHILD:

Minister: His/her given name?

GOD PARENTS: ________________________

Minister:_________________, I Baptize you, in the name
of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Let us pray:

Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the
Holy Spirit, you have bestowed upon this your servant
the forgiveness of sin, and have raised him/her to the
new life of Grace.

Sustain him/her, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit.
Give him/her an inquiring and discovering heart,
the courage to will and preserve. A spirit to know
and to love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all
your works. Amen

MINISTER MARKING A CROSS ON THE HEAD:

___________________, you are sealed by the Holy Spirit
in Baptism, and marked as Christ's own, now,
and forever. Amen

Let us welcome the newly Baptized.

PEOPLE: We receive you into the household of God. Confess
the faith of Christ crucified, proclaim His resurrection,
and share with us His eternal priesthood.

Minister: Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom every family in heaven and earth is named,
grant you to be strengthened with the might of His Holy
Spirit, that, Christ dwelling in your hearts by faith, you
may be filled with all the fullness of God. Amen.

May the Lord bless, preserve, and keep you:
May the Lord mercifully with His favor look apon you,
and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace,

that you may happily live in this life, and, in the age to come,
have life everlasting. Amen

The service has ended. Go together, in peace, doing
for others, as you can.