Entries Tagged as 'Baptism News'

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Water Baptism for Children Who Are Christians

Water Baptism for Children Who Are Christians
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Food for thought

Everyday I come across conflicting information when it comes to religious topics and especially now that the Presidency is up for grabs. (might as well be religion!) I thought I would share this with you all.
Good thoughts from kidology.org -

We ought to have convictions.
On difficult topics, I would rather someone have a strong conviction that [...]

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Baptism News: In Godparents we trust

Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Jack Waterford
EMILY POST , I am not. The knife and fork, came late into most of the root systems of my family tree and the scars on the face of some of my ancestors bear witness. Napkins came in first with our bushranging. I am not normally held out to be any [...]

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Baptism News: Hundreds participate in annual icy dip in lake

Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers January 2, 2008
By Doug Carroll
Paul Martinez came all way from Orange, Calif., for a baby’s baptism.
He got one, too — in the dirty, icy waters of Lake Michigan.
Click here for a photo gallery of the polar plunge in Sheboygan
Click here for a video of the polar plunge in Sheboygan
“I scream like [...]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Baptism News: Baptism Gown Reaches 5th Generation

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) ―When Elisabeth Anne Huls was baptized over the weekend, she wore a white cotton gown that’s been in her family for 124 years.The gown and accompanying petticoat cost $10 for a seamstress to make back in 1883. Agnes Munz, Elisabeth’s great-great-great-grandmother, paid to have the dress made for the first [...]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Baptism News: BRAZIL / Churches agree on mutual recognition of Baptism

[Episcopal News Service] A historic ecumenical agreement mutually recognizing the sacrament of Baptism was signed by the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian United Church and the Syrian Orthodox Church during a November 15 celebration at the Mosteiro de São Bento in São Paulo, Brazil. More [...]

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Baptism News: Is it Batter Up or Baptism Up?!

Baptism at the Cove

 

 

Thousands filled the stands at Coveleski Stadium Sunday, but it wasn’t for a baseball game, it was for a baptism!
Friends and family got to watch as their loved ones got baptized on the baseball field.
Individual names were called and people jumped into one of the three pools on the field.
They then ran [...]

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Baptism News: Baby baptised in 143 year old dress

TRADITIONS & FAMILY HEIRLOOMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN IMPORTANT
By Stephen White 08/09/2007
Baby Jessica Power will be wrapped in 143 years of history when she becomes the 32nd relative to wear the same christening gown.
The seven-month-old will be baptised in the dress made by cotton mill worker Eleanor Thornber in 1864 for her first child Isabel.
It’s [...]

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Baptism News: Godparents’ role evolves

CUSTOM FOCUSES ON COMPANIONSHIP
Sunday, September 9, 2007
By Vivi Hoang
The Tennessean

What started out more than 1,500 years ago as a simple task — presenting a child for baptism — has become a revered but blurry mix of religious and secular duty.
What does a godparent do? In most cases, whatever they, and their godchild’s parents, think best. [...]

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Baptism News: A new addition to the Hemmingway family generates new words to live by

E.P. Hemingway is in the house
Posted by tmatt
It took several days to get the basic facts together with a photograph, but we can pass along the happy news that the Divine Ms. M.Z. Hemingway (and hubby) are the proud parents of a baby Lutheran.
We have gone back and forth on whether their daughter’s name needs [...]