tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post7100876733877550231..comments2024-03-23T16:00:11.309-04:00Comments on Worshiping With Children: Including Children in the Baptism of Other ChildrenWorshiping with Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-89489202353055735072016-08-18T11:43:33.162-04:002016-08-18T11:43:33.162-04:00Our children each picked a favorite Bible story to...Our children each picked a favorite Bible story to illustrate and write about. We put all the stories in a small scrapbook with laminated pages, and presented it to the newly baptized baby, as a way of sharing our faith with the child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-42735539449799185592013-05-09T02:55:26.709-04:002013-05-09T02:55:26.709-04:00I love the idea of inviting everyone to bring some...I love the idea of inviting everyone to bring some water from home on the day of a baptism and having them add their water to the font during a song just before the baptism itself. A great symbol that the child is baptised into a community in which we all have a part.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898252747266481452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-3112663457816269002013-01-12T10:34:26.795-05:002013-01-12T10:34:26.795-05:00Another neat idea! Do you clear this with parents...Another neat idea! Do you clear this with parents when baptisms come up during the cold and flu season? Some parents would love having their child blessed by all the other children and could care less about the germs. Others might go ballistic. Worshiping with Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-33877226422540180282013-01-11T17:20:58.290-05:002013-01-11T17:20:58.290-05:00As the congregation sings a baptismal song followi...As the congregation sings a baptismal song following the baptism, I invite the kids to come forward and bless the child by making the sign of the cross on the infant's forehead and saying, "__________, Jesus loves you!"Pastor Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119037987477335915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-73662154797989806322013-01-11T16:25:05.988-05:002013-01-11T16:25:05.988-05:00What a wonderful idea! Could you send the rest of...What a wonderful idea! Could you send the rest of us directions for making this paper? Do you frame it to hang on the child's wall. Also, is it the kind of paper on which the child's name and date of baptism could be written? So many questions!Worshiping with Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-65006041410930176682013-01-11T15:37:05.149-05:002013-01-11T15:37:05.149-05:00Every other year or so the elementary age children...Every other year or so the elementary age children make handmade papers. We embed them with symbols of baptism - the dove or shell, drops of water, and we use the colors of water for the paper. Sometimes we embed flower seeds in the paper as well. A piece of this paper is then given to each child at their baptism. The process of making paper - which uses so much water - and knowing that it will be given as a baptismal gift - is very special for the children, and the families love receiving it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781378384973281829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-58791282451653655592013-01-11T01:08:56.329-05:002013-01-11T01:08:56.329-05:00Carolyn,
Thank you, thank you for the fabulous res...Carolyn,<br />Thank you, thank you for the fabulous resource of this website. I come here often to discover ways to share the message with the children in my congregation in ways that uphold the inherent wisdom and value and wonder in each child. <br /><br />Today I am taking away the idea that I can ask the children to commit to caring and nurturing the baby being baptised in our congregation. I can't wait to see the serious look on the kids faces on Sunday when they are given such an important responsibility. Why had I never thought of that?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />Beth Hayward<br />Vancouver CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-74944547709445430492013-01-10T13:01:06.115-05:002013-01-10T13:01:06.115-05:00What a neat idea! What a neat idea! Worshiping with Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-23002311368356816352013-01-10T11:16:32.802-05:002013-01-10T11:16:32.802-05:00I know that lots of educators do this, but I have ...I know that lots of educators do this, but I have found it a meaningful connection to send baptism anniversary cards for 1, 5 and 10 year anniversaries (We are a pretty big church, so I don't do it yearly). I usually write in the card, "Ask your family what they can remember about the day" with the hope that the family takes some time to share rememberances with the child. I very often get feedback from families that the child was delighted to receive "real mail"Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14693642837306639327noreply@blogger.com