[Magdalen] baptism: Avery Grace

[Judy Fleener]

wish we had dozens of kids to stand around the font.

On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Michael Bishop <rev at michaelbishop.name>
wrote:

> I would agree. At every baptism I invite ALL children present to join us
> at the font - and especially any siblings. When I give the lighted candle,
> if there is a sibling who can take and hold it (with help and supervision)
> I ask them to take on the baby's behalf - a special job!
>
> God bless
>
> Michael Bishop
> rev at michaelbishop.name
>
> Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton,Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane,
> Radbourne, Sutton-on-the-Hill and Trusley
>
> Diocese of Derby, England
>
>
> On 16 Oct 2016, at 18:24, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Wouldn't it make sense for the family group stand together at this time?
>> At least for young children to be there at the font, too?  That's the way
>> I've most often seen it.  One could make a case for them perhaps being
>> closer to God at this time than the adults.
>>
>> Our related church (St. John's, originally meant to replace St. Mark's
>> long ago but St. Mark's in the end chose not to close) today celebrates the
>> birth of a daughter, Grace Mary Noel, to their priest and his wife.  Grace
>> is a lovely name and must be in the ascendant.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim     ... today my sail I lift....
>>
>> On 10/16/2016 12:29 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
>>> A beautiful name, and fit her perfectly. Pretty and placid little girl,
>>> watching everything, apparently without a lick of anxiety. Not to be said
>>> of her sister, however, who melted down and had to be carried out crying
>>> "Mommy! Mommy!" The trials of the elder child :-)
>>>
>>> I wondered if they'd considered taking the nearly-four-year-old down to
>>> stand with the parents and godparents instead of abandoning her confined
>>> to
>>> the pew, which she didn't like one damn bit. But it's never right to
>>> second-guess parental wisdom, I guess.
>>>
>>> In his sermon, the rector reminded us that God is eternally bringing life
>>> out of death, which was particularly poignant given the family's
>>> situation
>>> perhaps.
>>> -M
>>>
>>>
>>


-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan