Comments on: Baptismal Feasts http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:55:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: nancyann http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-2047 nancyann Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:29:06 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-2047 Don't involve the whole congregation unless it is a potluck. And if you just invite a few friends and family, you can always ask the family to help you with the whole deal. Or you can meet in a park, or have a friend help. (I am pretty sure I hosted a baptismal party for a friend of mine once. I set things up and she brought the food.) Or....you and your husband can simply rejoice together around your table. Nothing wrong with that! Don’t involve the whole congregation unless it is a potluck. And if you just invite a few friends and family, you can always ask the family to help you with the whole deal. Or you can meet in a park, or have a friend help. (I am pretty sure I hosted a baptismal party for a friend of mine once. I set things up and she brought the food.) Or….you and your husband can simply rejoice together around your table. Nothing wrong with that!

]]> By: Mrs D http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-2012 Mrs D Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:15:20 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-2012 A baptismal celebration and feast sounds wonderful! I would absolutely love to have one for our child, but the very idea simply overwhelms and stresses me! How does a sleep-deprived mother of a new baby and several other children organize, prepare, and put on such a thing, especially when it involves the whole congregation? A baptismal celebration and feast sounds wonderful! I would absolutely love to have one for our child, but the very idea simply overwhelms and stresses me! How does a sleep-deprived mother of a new baby and several other children organize, prepare, and put on such a thing, especially when it involves the whole congregation?

]]> By: Denise http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1934 Denise Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:01:21 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1934 I am loving your posts on feasting-we have been celebrating more recently with the idea of 'feasting' in mind. I have found the cookbook you referenced on Sunday Dinners. I found that I really like the menus in the Return to Family Picnics book that Cronkhite does too. It has info on how to do the low country boil! Thanks for your ministry! Denise I am loving your posts on feasting-we have been celebrating more recently with the idea of ‘feasting’ in mind. I have found the cookbook you referenced on Sunday Dinners. I found that I really like the menus in the Return to Family Picnics book that Cronkhite does too. It has info on how to do the low country boil!

Thanks for your ministry!
Denise

]]> By: Meredith_in_Aus http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1820 Meredith_in_Aus Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:42:10 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1820 Great. I loved the "short liturgy." We couldn't quite do that with real grandparents (aren't Christians) but we could with god-parents or an older man in the congregation. (We really need to start thinking this through!) Look forward to hearing more examples. Thanks for posting this, Mrs Wilson - and so quickly! In Him Meredith Great. I loved the “short liturgy.” We couldn’t quite do that with real grandparents (aren’t Christians) but we could with god-parents or an older man in the congregation. (We really need to start thinking this through!)

Look forward to hearing more examples.

Thanks for posting this, Mrs Wilson - and so quickly!

In Him

Meredith

]]> By: Julie http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1815 Julie Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:45:58 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/29/baptismal-feasts/#comment-1815 Thanks for the description on a low country boil for a crowd. I also have southern roots and do this often for our Sabbath feast in the summer. I add clams to mine. They are inexpensive and a good filler. I have never done it for a crowd, but this weekend will attempt it for about 50 people. I just put my order in for 400 clams last night. When we had our last son baptized it was around the same time as another family in church. We both wanted to have a huge feast for the entire church. We had never been in a church that put a lot of emphasis on the baptism. It was more like a dedication with water. So, now that we were enlightened we really wanted to celebrate. We grilled steak and chicken kabobs and had a lot of different summer salads. We had face painting and games for the children and just in general a very festive atmosphere. It was alot of fun. Thanks for the description on a low country boil for a crowd. I also have southern roots and do this often for our Sabbath feast in the summer. I add clams to mine. They are inexpensive and a good filler. I have never done it for a crowd, but this weekend will attempt it for about 50 people. I just put my order in for 400 clams last night.

When we had our last son baptized it was around the same time as another family in church. We both wanted to have a huge feast for the entire church. We had never been in a church that put a lot of emphasis on the baptism. It was more like a dedication with water. So, now that we were enlightened we really wanted to celebrate. We grilled steak and chicken kabobs and had a lot of different summer salads. We had face painting and games for the children and just in general a very festive atmosphere. It was alot of fun.

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