The Sacraments

Seven Steps in Human Development
The Christian Community celebrates seven sacraments, which accompany human development:

  • Baptism – Children are welcomed into the community, where they will be able to find a new connection with the spiritual world, which is their origin.
    For more information, follow this link. Following Baptism, children of school age can attend the Sunday Service – for more information, follow this link.
  • Confirmation – Young people receive Christ’s blessing as they take their next steps toward maturity on earth. Read more here.
  • The Act of Consecration of Man – The central Communion service, in which the community becomes a vessel through which Christ can become present, and the substances of earth—bread and wine—are transformed. Read more here.
  • Sacramental Consultation – In this new sacrament of confession, human beings receive a blessing that gives them the strength to live creatively with their destinies. Read more here.
  • Last Anointing – Those approaching the threshold of death are helped to make the transition into spiritual being. For more information about the Anointing and the services around death, follow this link.
  • Ordination of Priests – Enables individuals to perform the sacraments. For more information, follow this link.
  • Sacrament of Marriage – Witnesses and blesses the far-reaching aim of creating a new unity through the joining of man and woman. Read more here.

Literature

Works about the different sacraments are listed on their respective pages. These books offer an overview.

The Seven Sacraments in The Christian Community, Capel and Ravetz

The Spirit of Community: the Power of the Sacraments in The Christian Community, Ulrich Meier

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