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Here are some photos from the day of my baptism back in February. They weren't taken on a digital camera and so I have had to scan them. Apologies for the poor quality. You can still make out the frost on the grass, which should give you some idea of the temperature. Some water was added to the font from St Bertelin's well where I had been on pilgrimage the day before, along with some water from the River Jordan that our nuns in the Holy Land send us every year.
Waiting for the neophytes
Censing the font
The first anointing
My flab
The Baptism (2nd dip, I believe)
Indoors and dry (three of my friends in the background)
The Chrismation
Smiles with Fr Paul
...and with the godfathers
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Great to see the Event. Now, I wonder if a creative MC could find a liturgical use for the swing and trampoline seen on the fringes of the baptistry :)
As I said its about time you joined us on the Orthodox side of things. ;)
Oh, and it may just be because your not a pasty cracker such as a myself, but my flab I do believe is bigger than yours. I'm 6'3" and sitting at roughly 18.25 stone.
A brotherly greeting from St. Michael Western Orthodox Church in Whittier, CA (Antiochian Archdiocese): stmichaelwhittier.org
I have a very strong love for your "royal throne of kings," your "sceptred isle", and am always gratified and blessed when one more person is reconciled with his ancient Christian heritage.
I am an Orthodox Christian and a Reader in the Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland, serving with the blessing of His Grace Archbishop Mark. I struggle along, much like most people, but I do what I can, by God's grace.
I have a love for the worship of the Orthodox Church - both eastern and western - and long for the day when we have a local Orthodox Church in Britain, giving a single voice and witness of the ancient Faith of these isles to the people of these isles, with their various backgrounds and walks of life.
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13 comments:
Great to see the Event. Now, I wonder if a creative MC could find a liturgical use for the swing and trampoline seen on the fringes of the baptistry :)
Don't tempt me ......
Blessings,
e
Many Years! May you lead the rest of your life according to this beginning!
Best wishes,
Leetle M.
Leetle M, thank you so much.
ezlxq, I couldn't possibly comment. :-D
God Grant you many years! (thrice sung with glee)
As I said its about time you joined us on the Orthodox side of things. ;)
Oh, and it may just be because your not a pasty cracker such as a myself, but my flab I do believe is bigger than yours. I'm 6'3" and sitting at roughly 18.25 stone.
Joe Zollars
Lovely to see the pictures at last :-)
Many, many years, Michael !
Thanks for sharing......wishing you many happy years in the Orthodox Church....-:)
Stephen
Many years, Michael! Congratulations!
Still, that *had* to be cold!
Thanks for sharing the photos... we've been waiting for them!
It looked...well... cold!
Praying that your journey in the Orthodox Church continues to reflect this start!
You are very brutally hard on yourself. *Take away the baseball bat...er...should I say CRICKET bat and quit beating yourself up!*
May God bless you...may the Holy Spirit keep breathing on you! +
Even your flab looks fab, babez <3
*mwah mwah*
Welcome home, Michael.
A brotherly greeting from St. Michael Western Orthodox Church in Whittier, CA (Antiochian Archdiocese): stmichaelwhittier.org
I have a very strong love for your "royal throne of kings," your "sceptred isle", and am always gratified and blessed when one more person is reconciled with his ancient Christian heritage.
Ad multos annos.
Subdeacon Thomas Llizo
Congratulations!
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