First time for me, any assistance would be greatly appreicated. Thank you.
2007-06-22 13:41:43 · 17 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It has nothing whatsoever to do with caring for the child if the parents die! Nothing, nothing, nothing!
It is the parents' responsibility to sort out that kind of contingency planning - and if they ask you to do that as well as being a godparent, then that's for you and them to agree together.
A godparent promises at a child's baptism to repent of sins, to renounce evil and to turn to Christ; and to live life believing in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This life should then be lived close enough to the child that the child can see what being a Christian means and use you as an example when they are of an age to decide for themselves how they want to live their own lives. If you live far away then your contact with the child should be sufficiently regular and godly that they know you take being a 'god'-parent seriously.
Any presents that you might give at any time should be chosen carefully! Being a godparent is a great and blessed responsibility which too many take too lightly! Enjoy!
2007-06-23 02:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your role is to be a confidante to the child. Someone that the child can go to and who the child trusts, other than her parents. And, oh, regular holiday, birthday, etc, gifts are of course also part of this! That would be a way of keepoing contact. You're going to be an aunt, even if you're not actually related. Also, give the child moral and religious guidance. Go to church with him/her once on a while or Sunday church school. I'm saying this because you became a godmother during a religious ceremony. And that should be honored.
You're not automatically responsible for the child, should anything happen to both parents. The parents would have to appoint a legal guardian for that. Godparents are not automatically the legal guardians for a child. That is an entirely separate matter!
2007-06-22 22:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Nina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you get your confirmation? If you do not know what your role is for being a god mother, you may not be ready. As far as I know, being a godmother entails taking care of the child when the parents are unable to do so. Youare supposed to help guide the child religiously, spiritually and other -ly things.
2007-06-22 20:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by Halena 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if either of my Godparents are anything to go by your job is to be desperate for the role and then play no part whatsoever in the child's life. However if you take it a little more seriously than they do (neither of them has even acknowledged my birthday since I was a toddler) you should be involved in the child's spiritual and moral guidance and take care of them if the parents are not able to for any reason. Mostly nowadays it is more to do with acknowledging your importance to the parents and in the child's life than expecting you to do any one thing.
2007-06-22 20:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My understanding of Godparenting is this...you are responsible for making sure that the child is brought up with Christian training. As a Godparent it would be your responsibility to make sure that the parents are teaching the child correctly and if not, you would then be required to teach the child about GOD...as in the name Godmother.
2007-06-22 20:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by mymommy2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pleasurable. This was to provide religious instruction for the child in the event of it being orphaned in the bad old days of the 17/18th centuries type a thing. Nowadays its friends saying how much they respect you and would you like to acknowledge your role as courtesy aunt in their newborn's life.
2007-06-22 20:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey.. I'd thought that Bugs was male... If you're talking about the Catholic Church (or it's offshoots) The Godparent is to see that the child (or children) will be raised Catholic if the parents die. That could mean that the Godparent would raise the child him/her self, but not necessarily.
2007-06-22 21:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you turn pumpkins into coaches?
Can you turn mice into horses?
Produce glass slippers at need?
If you answered yes to any of the above It is your sworn duty to make all your godchild's wishes come true!
Otherwise it is your obligation to make sure that your godchild is taught the specific beliefs of your religious faith. Also if your godchild is orphaned and has no living relatives it is your province to find them a good home or take them in yourself.
if it's part of your beliefs sponsor their baptism
Above all be a generous friend or benefactor to them.
2007-06-22 20:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by hairypotto 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its your responsibility the children have religion in their life, ensuring they attend church and things like that. and if the parents die and there is no immediate family to look after them then you are sort of their next of kin.
edit* sorry but anyone who attends a church for a christening will be told by the vicar what role the godparents play so the thumbs down is ignorance on that persons part. i aint going to answer a question like this if i didn't know.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-06-22 20:49:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
These days in means nothing more than someone going through with it at the church, I was discussed with the church when my son was done it was just a way of the church getting money.
But it used to be that you would make sure the child would be cared for in the event of the parents death
2007-06-23 05:50:47 · answer #10 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋