[Magdalen] What makes a good godparent?

[Jay Weigel]

I have been a godparent since I was 17 to one child, who is now grown and a
grandfather. His mother and I were close friends from 7th grade on, and
when she dropped out of school and married at 16, we continued our
friendship. She asked me to be her son's godmother when he was baptized in
the United Church of Christ and I took it very seriously. I always
functioned as a sort of auntie to him from the time he was born. When he
was 5 he was the only survivor of an auto accident that killed the rest of
his family (both parents and younger sister) and he was adopted by his
mother's older sister and her husband. In recent years we haven't been much
in contact, but he is my daughter's godfather.

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've been thinking about godparents and what to say to everyday folk about
> hwhat makes a good godparent.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I am thinking not just about the regulalrly praying for bit, but also ideas
> for engaging with the godchild more broadly.
>
> *Ian Gomersall*
>