WELCOME THESE TWO, RYAN PRAPOTNIK AND COUSIN, HANNAH CLARK
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008
The families coming together for this special day
A day to remember....
Sara and Stan, left with God parents, uncle Joseph holding Ryan.
Pretty as a picture and worth the fuss!
Okay, where should I stand? Is everyone smiling? How many pictures do you need to take of us?
Eternal questions on such a day!
A moment of transition, from one group setting to another for pictures
Left side: parents: Darci and Randy Clark, Hannah also baptized Ryan in the arms of his godfather and uncle and his godmother and her children.
The baptized with the sponsors and parents.
Sisters: Sara and Darci with husbands and newly baptized Hannah Diane Clark.
The special ones: Hannah Diane Clark and Ryan Joseph Prapotnik
PD with the newly baptized
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Sara and Stan, parents with son Ryan and godparents.
Then, a special picture of Diane and Husband of 40 years, Joe married back them at OUR SAVIOUR.
We may need to shoot these again, for some reason, Joe is blurry!
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
P: In holy baptism, God frees us from sin and death by uniting us to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through water and the Holy Spirit we are reborn children of God, we are made members of the church, the body of Christ, and we are
commissioned for Christ’s ministry of justice and peace.
Do you bring your child to this Sacrament to join us in this life of grace?
Parents and Sponsors: We do.
Parents and Sponsors:
We present Ryan Joseph Prapotnik/Hannah Diane Clark for baptism.
We will assume the gifts and responsibilities with which we have been entrusted: We will live with him/her among God’s faithful people,
We will bring Ryan/Hannah to the Word of God
and the holy supper. We will nurture him/her in
faith and prayer, so that all of us may learn to
trust God, proclaim Christ through word and
deed, care for others and the world God made,
and work for justice and peace among all people.
L: People of God, do you promises to support these individuals and pray for them their new life in Christ?
Congregation: We do.
Profession
L: I ask you to reject sin, profess your faith in Christ, and confess the faith of the church. Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God?
Parents/sponsors: I renounce them.
L: Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God?
Parents/sponsors: I renounce them.
L: Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you from God?
Parents/sponsors: I renounce them.
L: With the whole church, let us confess our faith.
Do you believe in God the Father,
C I do.
L: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
C: I do.
L: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
C: I do.
ADMINISTERING THE WATER
P: Ryan Joseph Prapotnik/Hannah Diane Clark, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: AMEN.
Laying on of hands
P: Ryan /Hannah receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Stir up in each of us the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge, the spirit of joy in your presence, and the fear of the Lord both now and
forever.
C: AMEN.
Signing of the Cross with Oil
P: Ryan/Hannah, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit, and marked with the cross of Christ forever.
C: AMEN.
Candle, Stole
Assistant: Let your light so shine before people that they may see it and give thanks to your God in heaven.
Pastor: We are instructed to PUT ON Jesus Christ and walk in our world with God.
C: We welcome you into the body of Christ and the mission we share. Join us as we give praise to God and bear God’s creative and redeeming word to all the world.
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