It was with great pleasure that we welcomed The Bishop of Durham, The Right Reverend Paul Butler to St Michael and All Angels, Houghton le Spring for a Confirmation Service during which  Zachariah Joseph & Charlotte Hepple from our congregation and Thomas Heslop from St Michael and All Angels, Easington Lane were confirmed.
Zak, Charlotte and Tom each read their testimony to us which was very moving and profound and really gave a sense of the Holy Spirit at work and with us as we shared in this public yet intimate moment.  Zak was then Batptised which gave the other candidates and the congregation the opportunity to revist and reflect on their Baptism promises.The Bishop then confirmed Charlotte, Zak and Tom reminding the congregation of the promises that they were making to support all three in their continuing journey of faith.  We were then invited to welcome the newly confirmed by saying together “We welcome you in the fellowship of faith; we are children of the same heavenly Father; we welcome you.”    Then we shared the peace.

And so after a service filled with beautiful music, thought provoking words and warm fellowship we moved to the back of church where we enjoyed some delicious food, a wonderful celebration cake and lots of chat and laughter.

Many Thanks to all those who contributed to making it such a splendid event.