One: Through Christ, all things have been reconciled to God; we know he is our hope and the hope of the world. With that hope let us remember what we are promised.
All: By our baptism we are promised God’s love, full of compassion for our suffering, grace for our weakness, and forgiveness of our sins.
One: Let us remember what else we are promised.
All: By our baptism we have been promised the gift of the Holy Spirit, which blesses us with gifts we can share in the work of God’s kingdom.
One: Let us remember what else we are promised.
All: By our baptism we have been promised that as we trust in God’s love and share the gifts of the Holy Spirit we will know the gift of eternal life.
One: Because Christ is our hope and the hope of the world, let us remember the calling rooted in these promises.
All: We are called to be the people of God and to trust and follow our Lord Jesus.
One: Let us remember what that calling means.
All: We are called to nurture our children in faith and to witness to values that conflict with the cheap, easy, selfish and greedy values of our culture.
One: Let us remember more of what that calling means.
All: We are called to love others with the compassion, grace, and forgiveness with which God has loved us.
One: Let us remember still more of what that calling means.
All: We are called to be a community where all people can feel welcome.
One: Let us remember still more of what this calling means.
All: We are called to speak the truth in love, and to receive such truths with trust.
One: Let us remember yet more of what that calling means.
All: We are called to joyfully and generously share the abundance of God’s blessings first, before satisfying our own desires.
One: So, remembering God’s promises and God’s calling let us make our covenant.
All: I promise to remember and trust God’s baptismal promises, to use God’s gifts for the work of God’s kingdom, and to love others as God has loved me.
One: Let us remember what this promise means in particular areas of the life of our church. Let all who serve in our ministry of Christian Education, through teaching, planning, or support make their promise.
Christian Education Ministry:
We will work to teach and nurture faith in ourselves, our children, youth, and one another.
One: Let all who serve in our ministry of Fellowship, through Church Growth, Ministry, or Youth Committees, social hours, greeting, visiting, or offering nurture and care, make their promise.
Fellowship Ministry:
We will work to welcome, serve, and care for one another and for the strangers in our midst.
One: Let all who serve in or help fund our Ministry of Service, through the Mission Committee, Bethany Kitchen, Esperanza, Interfaith Hospitality Network, New Trinity Partnership Committee, Youth Mission Trip or other forms of service, make their promise.
Ministry of Service:
We will work to see Christ in our neighbor and need, to respond with Christ’s love and compassion, and to foster ever greater financial and spiritual support for such ministry.
One: Let all who serve in our Ministry of Worship, as lay liturgists or readers, singers, musicians or ushers make their promise.
Ministry of Worship:
We will work to welcome all to worship, to proclaim the good news of God’s love, and enable all to offer praise and gratitude to God, and God alone.
One: Let all who serve in our Ministry of Caring, through Lay Visiting, the Prayer Chain, Home Communion, or other forms of visiting and care make their promise:
Ministry of Caring:
We will work to be sure that those with special needs receive Christ’s love as we remember them and share our care and our prayers.
One: Let all who serve in our Ministry of Administration, whether on Consistory, or the Committees of Finance, Stewardship, Property, or office Volunteers make their promises.
Ministry of Administration:
We will work to care for and nurture the stewardship of our church and it’s property, so that we may offer the clearest witness possible to God’s love.
One: God hears our promises and will be with us with comfort and strength, joy and peace.
All: May our re-covenanting strengthen us as a people set apart, dedicated to God, joyfully serving Jesus Christ in a way that brings light and hope to the world.