Welcome to the

Bateman Parish
Celebration of Confirmation
2017
Saturday 18th /Sunday 19th August 2018

“Don’t let anyone look down

on you because you are young,
but set an example
for the believers
in speech, in life,
in love, in faith
and in purity.”

1 Timothy 4:12
 Celebration of Confirmation
WELCOME

HYMN OF ASSEMBLY COME HOLY SPIRIT

PROCESSION: OIL OF CHRISM

GREETING MOST REV TIMOTHY COSTELLOE SDB,

ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH

OPENING PRAYER

Fulfil for us your gracious promise, O Lord, we pray,

so that by his coming
the Holy Spirit may make us witnesses before the world
to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.

RESPONSE: AMEN

Liturgy of the Word

FIRST READING :
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
(2:1-6,14,22-23,32-33.)

When Pentecost day came round, the apostles had all met in one
room, when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful
wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in
which they were sitting; and something appeared to them that
seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on
the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and began to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the
gift of speech.

Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every

nation under heaven, and at this sound they all assembled,
each one bewildered to hear these men speaking his own
language.

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud
voice:
 “Men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, make no
mistake about this, but listen carefully to what I say. Jesus the
Nazarene was a man commended to you by God; by the miracles
and portents and signs that God worked through him when he was
among you, as you all know. This man, who was put into your
power by the deliberate intention and foreknowledge of God, you
took and had crucified by men outside the Law.
God raised this man Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to
that. Now raised to the heights by God’s right hand, he has
received from the Father the Holy Spirit, who was promised, and
what you see and hear is the outpouring of the Spirit”

The Word of the Lord.

ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD

RESPONSORIAL PSALM PSALM 104 Paul Lisicky

Response: Lord, send out your Spirit
And renew the face of the earth.

SECOND READING:
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians (12:4-13)

There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit, there are all
sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working
in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same God
who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit
is given to each person is for a good purpose. One may have the
gift of preaching with wisdom given him by the Spirit; another may
have the gift of preaching instruction given him by the same Spirit;
and another the gift of faith given by the same Spirit; another again
the gift of healing, through this one Spirit; one, the power of
miracles; another, prophecy; another the gift of recognising spirits;
another the gift of tongues and another the ability to interpret them.
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who distributes
different gifts to different people just as he chooses.
Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a
single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body,
so it is with Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptised, Jews as
well as Greeks, slaves as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given
to us all to drink.

The Word of the Lord

ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia! Alleluia! Lord, send out your Spirit, and
renew the face of the earth Alleluia!

GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (20:19-23)

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were
closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came
and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and showed
them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw
the Lord, and He said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father sent
me, so I am sending you.’ After saying this He breathed on them and said:
‘Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven;
for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’

The Gospel of the Lord.

ALL: PRAISE TO YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST

Presentation of Candidates
Priest: Would those to be confirmed please stand.

Your Grace, the Parish community of Bateman wishes to

present to you these candidates who have been prepared to
receive the fullness of Christian Initiation in the sacrament of
Confirmation. It is my privilege to present them to you.

Archbishop: Do you judge them to have been prepared to receive the

sacrament?

Priest: Yes, I believe that with the help of parents and teachers they are
suitably prepared.

Archbishop: Thanks be to God. I gladly accept these candidates to receive

the sacrament of Confirmation.
HOMILY(ALL SIT)

Candidates will move to the sanctuary to renew Baptismal

vows.

RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS

Archbishop: Do you renounce Satan and all his works and empty
promises?
Candidates: I DO

Archbishop: Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator

of heaven and earth?

Candidates: I DO

Archbishop: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our

Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered death and
was buried, rose again from the dead, and is seated at the
right hand of the Father?
Candidates: I DO

Archbishop: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver
of life, who today through the Sacrament of Confirmation is
given to you in a special way just as he was given to the
Apostles on the day of Pentecost?
Candidates: I DO

Archbishop: Do you believe in the holy Catholic Church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
Candidates: I DO

Archbishop: This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church.

We are proud to profess it in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Candidates: AMEN

Sacrament of Confirmation

THE LAYING OF HANDS

Archbishop: Dearly beloved,

Let us pray to God the almighty Father
for these, his adopted sons and daughters,
already born again to eternal life in Baptism
that he will graciously pour out the Holy Spirit upon them
to confirm them with his abundant gifts,
and through his anointing
conform them more fully to Christ, the Son of God.

Archbishop: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who brought these your servants to new birth
by water and the Holy Spirit,
freeing them from sin:
send upon them, O Lord, the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete;
give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and fortitude,
the spirit of knowledge and piety;
fill them with the spirit of the fear of the Lord.
Through Christ our Lord.

ALL: AMEN

ANOINTING WITH CHRISM

Archbishop: Name… be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

Candidate: Amen

Archbishop: Peace be with you.

Candidate: And with your spirit

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
My dear brothers and sisters,
let us humbly pray to God the almighty Father
and be of one mind in our prayer,
just as faith, hope and charity,
which proceed from his Holy Spirit, are one.

We pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, Archbishop Timothy

Costelloe, all our priests and deacons and all religious people, that they
stay faithful to God and pass on their wisdom to all who follow Jesus.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray that the teachings of Jesus will be reflected in those newly

confirmed so that they will display the gift of Counsel and follow the right
path into the future.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for our families and sponsors here today. May the spirit of
Understanding inspire us to live a truly Christian life.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for our catechists and teachers. May their generosity in sharing
their gift of Knowledge with us, be rewarded by an abundance of your love
and grace.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray, that with the gift of Piety, we are moved to see Jesus in the poor
and powerless of the world. May we generously give our time and
resources to improve their lives.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray that the gift of Fear of God, helps us to feel the power of God
within us. May this move us to look after our environment.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for all the sick people in the world that the gift of Fortitude will
help them face their sickness. We also pray for all who have passed away,
comforted in the hope that they are sharing in the everlasting feast with
Jesus.
LET US PRAY TO THE LORD

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

O God, who gave the Holy Spirit to your Apostles,

and willed that through them and their successors
the same Spirit be handed on to the rest of the faithful,
listen favourably to our prayer,
and grant that your divine grace,
which was at work when the Gospel was first proclaimed,
may now spread through the hearts of those
who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord.

AMEN
Offertory:
Liturgy of the Eucharist
PREPARATION OF GIFTS

COLLECTION/OFFERTORY HYMN: HOLYSPIRIT,RAIN DOWN Russell Fragar

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Archbishop: Receive in your mercy, O Lord,

the prayers of your servants
and grant that, being conformed more perfectly to your
Son,
they may grow steadily in bearing witness to him,
as they share in the memorial of his redemption,
by which he gained for us your Holy Spirit.
Through Christ our Lord

ALL: AMEN

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

COMMUNION

COMMUNION SONGS

TABLE OF LIFE Steve Angrisano

IN MEMORY OF ME Nick Choo

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Archbishop: Let us pray.

Accompany with your blessing
from this day forward, O Lord,
 those who have been anointed with the Holy Spirit
and nourished by the Sacrament of your Son,
so that, with all trials overcome,
they may gladden your church by their holiness
and, through their works and their charity,
foster her growth in the world.
Through Christ our Lord
ALL: AMEN

Concluding Rite

Archbishop: The Lord be with you.

ALL: AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT

Archbishop: May God the Father almighty bless you,

whom he has made his adopted sons and daughters
reborn from water and the Holy Spirit,
and may he keep you worthy of his fatherly love.

ALL: AMEN

Archbishop: May his Only Begotten Son

who promised that the Spirit of truth would abide
in his Church,
bless you and confirm you by his power
in the confession of the true faith.

ALL: AMEN

Archbishop: May the Holy Spirit,

who kindles the fire of charity in the hearts of disciples,
bless you and lead you blameless and gathered as one
into the joy of the Kingdom of God

ALL: AMEN
Archbishop: And may almighty God bless all of you,
who are gathered here
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

ALL: AMEN

RECESSIONAL HYMN SHINE JESUS SHINE: GRAHAM KENDRICK

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 Our Special Thanks To…
Celebrant:
Most Rev Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB
ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH
Father Phong Nguyen
Father Garner Vergara
Father Thi Lam
Deacon Bruce Talbot

Our Teachers:
Jana Dugandzic/Lennon Rego
Maria Fonseca/Jermaine Beins
Jean-Paul Papineau

Parish and School R.E. Coordinators:

Tanya Giovannangelo & Rosemary Paparella
Jenny Figliomeni

Music: Belinda Norris, Michelle Foo, Natasha Stokes & members of

the Bateman Parish Youth Music Ministry

Flowers: Diana Puspita & Helpers

Creative liturgy: Louis Papineau , Stephen Choi & Helpers
Sashes: Parents of Confirmation candidates
Collections: St. Vincent de Paul Members
Sacristan: Beverley Bucat

We offer our thanks to all others who have helped

to make this a very special celebration
for our Parish.
 Confirmation Candidates
2017

Amish Agarwal John Grosse Kian Ng

Mia Andersen Jayden Goh Flynn Olijnyk
Taneesha Barbarich Jake Holling Alexis Oliver
Benjamin Bates Emily Hollins David Osorio
Liana Bempasciuto Stephanie Hollins Tessa Paton
Zac Borgomastro Marissa Hon Isaac Pavy
Laila Boscheinen Juhn Ipapo Lily Pietersen
Denzel Bourne Ronald Ipapo Angelina Prasetio-Ng
Bianca Bradshaw Marcus Johnson Zac Ravlich
Morgan Braithwaite Byron Johnstone Benjamin Retallack
Zophia Brucal Imogen Jupp Benjamin Robinson
Jared Budiman Nicolette Katnich Claire Rose
Kate Byrne Sasha King Mia Rossi
Tiana Carbone Ryan Kloosterman Leyla Sanchez
Alexandra Chong Joshua Laboudeuse Tahleah Sanchez
Erika Cauchi Luke Laing Amberly Shim Mei Yi
Beau D’Alfonso Callum Lane Faith Spencer
Lily Daniel Myra Lee Grace Tandy
Isabella DaSilva Ruby Lee Sydney Sudiarko
Bridget Dass Chiara Lello Fletcher Tennent
Elizabeth Yuna Deandra Natasha Liem Aira Valenciano
Stephanie De Luca Nicholas Liem Stella Van Der Lee
Alishia de Souza Ricardo Lino Angelyne Varen
Kimberly De Souza Selena Lino Guy Vinciguerra
Ava Edwards Darcy McDermott Joaquim West
Richardus Elan Setya Sam McDonald Zoe White
Cameron Fairhead Faris Majrouh Ezekiel White-U
James Fender Connor Martincic Sienna Wiltshire
Darren Fernandez Brianna Mo Jessica Yeo
Sienna Foriglio Thomas Montague Adam Yong
Justin Fung Anotida Munyorobi Ephrem Yong
Ruairi Furlong-Want Makayla Murray Madelynn Yong
Amanda Gan Leo Nathan Charlotte Zollner
Hudson Giumelli Francisca Neicun