Rev Francisco BilogTHE ANNOINTING OF OIL: Minister
Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever. Amen.
COMMENDATION: (Minister)
Members of the household of God, I commend Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete to your love and care.
Do all in your power to increase his faith, confirm his hope, and perfect him in love.
WELCOME: (Congregation)
We give thanks for all that God has already given you and we welcome you in Christian love.
As members together with you in the body of Christ and in this congregation of The United Methodist Church, we renew our covenant faithfully to participate in the ministries of the church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, and our service, that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.
BENEDICTION: (Minister)
The God of all grace, who has called us to eternal glory in Christ, establish you and strengthen you by the power of the Holy Spirit that you may live in grace and peace.
THE LITURGY FOR THE
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM OF
Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERVICE:
Brothers and sisters in Christ; Through the Sacrament of Baptism we are initiated into Christ’s holy Church.
We are incorporated into God’s mighty acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the spirit.
All this is God’s gift, offered to us without price.
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATE:
Jomar / Geraldine: We present to you, our child,
Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete or baptism.
RENUNCIATION OF SIN AND PROFESSION
OF FAITH:
Minister: On behalf of the whole Church I ask you:
Do you reject all that is evil, repent of your sin, and accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves?
Jomar / Geraldine and Sponsors: : We do.
(Parents and Sponsors)
M– Do you confess Jesus Christ as your Savior, put your whole trust in his grace; and promise to serve him as your Lord, in union with the Church which Christ has opened to people of all ages, nations, and races?
Jomar / Geraldine and Sponsors : We do.
(Parents and Sponsors)
M– Will you nurture this child Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete in Christ’s holy Church, that by your teaching and example he may be guided to accept God’s grace for themselves, to profess his faith openly, and to lead a Christian life?
Jomar / Geraldine and Sponsors: : We do.
(Parents and Sponsors)
To the Congregation:
M- Do you as Christ’s body, the Church reaffirm both your rejection of sin and your commitment to Christ?
People: We do.
M- Will your nurture one another in the Christian faith and life, including Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete now before you in your care, and surround him with a community of love and forgiveness?
People: We will.
THANKSGIVING OVER THE WATER:
Minister: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Minister: Let us pray:
Eternal Father, your mighty acts of salvation have been made known through water- from the moving of your Spirit upon the waters of creation, to the deliverance of your people through the flood and through the red sea.
In the fullness of time you sent Jesus, nurtured into the water of a womb, baptized by John; and anointed by your Spirit.
He called his disciples to share in the baptism of his death and resurrection and to make disciples of all nations.
Pour out your Holy Spirit, to bless this gift of water and those who receive it, to wash away their sin and clothe them in righteousness throughout their lives that, dying and being raised with Christ, they may share in his final victory, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE ACT BAPTISM: (Minister)
Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete , I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
THE LAYING ON OF HANDS: Minister
Aaliyah Macey Lanuza Rosete may the Holy Spirit work within you, that being born through water and the Spirit, you may be faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. Amen.