Milestones
The milestones in our lives – births and baptisms, marriages, funerals and life celebrations – need new words to fit our new understandings. Even for people without a church community, the milestones matter. And so the words matter.
A Liturgy for Baptism
Dear Family and Friends, let us gather around for this celebration of Baptism. Parents and God-Parents, who are you presenting for baptism? Parents and Godparents: We present _________________ to be baptized.
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Funeral Conversations
I want to share four different stories that made it clear to me why involving those who gather to celebrate the life of one who has died is so important.
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Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven:
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