i'm not part of any church, but in our culture, everyone is always baptised. i'm planning a combined baptismal/1st bday party for my son. i have a couple of questions:
-how much did you donate to the church?
-did you have to take any special classes in order to have your son/daughter baptised at a certain church? my husband and i are required to do this... what do they do at this class?
-did the godparents you picked have to take any special "godparent" class(es)? what do they do at these classes
-what did you have written on the cake?
-how long did the baptismal take?
-how many people did you invite to the ceremony?
any other tips/ suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
2007-09-11 04:12:11 · 3 answers · asked by vern01 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
My kids were baptised in the Catholic Church. The first step is to call the church and meet with the baptism coordinator there.
We had to join the parish they were being baptised in. We didn't have to donate anything; but, we're on the mailing list.
Parents and Godparents had to take a baptism class together. It was mostly about how to bring kids up to be good Catholics--with a little bit on how the ceremony goes.
We invited only family (Godparents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles). The ceremonies in my church are held after mass on Sundays, so we were the only ones there. It took about 20 minutes.
We did not have a big party or a big cake.
As for the first birthday party, we made a separate cake for our daughter so she could dig in and make a mess. We had a big cake for the rest of the family.
Why don't you just have a birthday cake?
2007-09-11 04:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by pattypuff76 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my daughter was baptized it was done during the regular church service, so it took the usual length of a service (45-60 min). We just invited close family members. We didn't have to take any classes (nor did the godparents) but we did have to meet with the minister the week before the baptism was scheduled to talk about our religious responsibilities (things we'd be responsible for during our daughter's life). We didn't write anything on the cake.
If you are not a part of any church though (or don't practice a religion I'm guessing) I don't understand why you are going through with a baptism. It's not like a sweet 16 party. You should have a baptism with the intent that you are going to raise your child in a particular church (ie. Baptist, Catholic, Methodist) or a specific religion (ie. Christian). It's not part of a popularity contest. Only do it if you really mean it.
2007-09-11 04:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by scarlet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As being catholic we did have one.
generally we give 100 now back then it was about 50. its only what the priest gets for himself. i mean its asking for his personal service. so they dont' get hardly anything so this is just a jesture for him. yes we went to classes but i can't remember if the god parents went i think they did. doesn't take but couple class es not hard mostly listen.
i had the cake with fruit on top and large one nothign on top writing. baptismal now done at mass mabye 1 hour. if you do it not on sunday takes about 20 min to 30. you can invite whom every you want to does't matter. if you ar ecatholic the baby gets a candle, a white item to wear showing hes now in the light. a certicate. you also buy him either dress or outfit in while back years ago white gowns were for boys also you can do what you want.
2007-09-12 15:57:51 · answer #3 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋