Parish Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Greencourt Road, Petts Wood, Kent BR5 1QW
Services will be celebrated by visiting priests, as follows:
Sundays
8.00am Said Eucharist in traditional language
10.30am Sung Eucharist and Junior Church
Weekday services will be temporarily reduced to:
Tuesdays
7.30pm Said Eucharist
Wednesdays
9.30am Said Eucharist
Enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals should be made to:
Mr. A. E. Burlace,
52, Wood Ride,
Petts Wood, BR5 1PY.
01689 822837
A sacrament is a physical means ordered by God through which we receive His grace (His life and love).
The Sacraments
What it means
Most Christians are baptised when they are young and the promises which are made at baptism are made on their behalf by adults. It is appropriate that they should make a more mature decision for Jesus when they are older.
This decision is typically made at confirmation when after the candidate has repeated the promises made at baptism, the bishop lays his hands on the candidate and they are given gifts of God’s Spirit to lead them to a more mature Christian life. The candidate is then anointed with the Oil of Chrism as a sign that they are marked as Christ’s own. Confirmation happens only once in the Christian’s lifetime.
At St Francis
Confirmation is offered to anyone over twelve years (dispensation from the Bishop of Rochester is required for anyone younger and will usually be granted where there are clear signs of faith in Christ).
Whether the candidate be an adult or teenager there is a period of preparation during which there is an opportunity to learn and ask about the Christian faith. Preparation may be individual or in a group, as seems best, and is begun with understanding that not everyone who explores the Christian Faith in this way will come to confirmation.
