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OPENING PRAYER

Father of love and power, it is your will to establish

ever ything in Christ
and to draw us into his all-embracing love.
Guide these candidates as they begin their preparation for
confirmation.
Strengthen them in their baptismal promises,
build them into the kingdom of your son,
and seal them with the spirit of your love.
We ask this through Christ our lord. Amen.
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JESUS
Parents engage in ‘Doodle Prayer’. After the Doodle
Parents will create a ‘Following in His Footsteps’
Prayer, parents will use these ideas to wonder about
display. Parents will each get a template of a foot and
God who created human freedom. Parents will be
will write a key word that encompasses Jesus’
told about how God created people so they could
teachings.
wonder to discover God through his creation.

JESUS
Parents will lead each other through an obstacle
course while blindfolded. The teacher will emphasise
the aspect of trust and we are listening to our
friends’ voices because we trust them.
CHURCH
Parents will be allocated a commandment and will be
required to create a poster to demonstrate how
people can live out the commandment at home,
school and in the community.
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CLOSING PRAYER
Loving God,
You are the giver of all we possess,
the source of all of our blessings.
We thank and praise you.
Thank you for the gift of our children.
Help us to set boundaries for them,
and yet encourage them to explore.
Give us the strength and courage to treat
each day as a fresh start.
May our children come to know you,
the one true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
May your Holy Spirit help them to grow
in faith, hope, and love,
so they may know peace, truth, and
goodness.
May their ears hear your voice.
May their eyes see your presence in all
things.
May their lips proclaim your word.
May their hearts be your dwelling place.
May their hands do works of charity.
May their feet walk in the way of Jesus
Christ,
your Son and our Lord.
Amen.
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