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Baptisms, naming ceremonies, rituals of thanksgiving for new life … all these attest to our desire to mark in some way our recognition of a new member of God’s family.
It is a glad time for all as it reassures us of continuity at a very deep level. As our old traditions morph over the coming years, we will all be looking for the new ways in which these deep desires can manifest.
Resources for the thanksgiving for the birth of a child or for the sacrament of the baptism of infants.
read morePastor: Following the tradition of Jesus, who welcomed children into his community, we celebrate the presence of children within this community of faith and offer them the sacrament of baptism.
read moreThe care and nurture of a child is a task too great for one or two parents. In reality, a child is always in need of many adults to protect, teach, love, and shepherd into adulthood. Godparents represent all of us who are not the birth parents of a child but who covenant to also love, sacrifice for, be attentive to the needs of, and to care for a child.
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