Audrey's Baptism

On the weekend of August 8-10, Audrey was welcomed into our church family at Christ the King Presbyterian Church. Our church believes in infant baptism. While it does not save Audrey, it is a sign of our commitment as parents to raise her in the church. Here are a few pictures of Audrey getting ready on Sunday morning. She's wearing the same baptismal gown I wore as a baby.

For those of you reading who don't know what happens during baptism, I'll explain. During the service, we walked up to the front of the sanctuary. Then our pastor Rev. Robert Cook asked us the baptismal questions. We made promises in front of our church family, committing Audrey to God, acknowledging her need of our savior Jesus, and promising to raise her in the faith. Then they poured water over Audrey symbolizing our need of cleansing from our sins. Finally, Robert introduced Audrey to the congregation. The following pictures are each of these steps.

After the service, we took some pictures to remember this special event. Here she is with various family members that you'll recognize from earlier blog entries.

We were very thankful that all of our friends and family could join us. It was a very special time for our whole family.