Baby Blessing Ceremonies
You may choose a ceremony just as it is written or you may use my unique Build A Ceremony Menu to customize your ceremony to your liking.
All wording can be tailored to fit your desires. You can "mix and match" the different elements and blessings.
All wording can be tailored to fit your desires. You can "mix and match" the different elements and blessings.
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Traditional Baby Blessing that includes a water blessing and candle lighting. .
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A Traditional Christian Baptism that includes an Anointing of Oil as well as the Candle Lighting element. It has been said that in a Christening, Heaven comes down and surrounds the child with God's love ..(Read more Traditional Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ with water and oil).
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Non-Religious Baby Blessing : Greeting - Officiant: Welcome friends and family! Today is a very special day for all of us. It is a day in which we celebrate... (read more of the Non-Religious Ceremony)
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Baby Blessing with Universal Baptism and Tree Planting. This is a beautiful and unique ceremony where you plant a keepsake tree and adds the spirit Mother Nature and God into your child's blessing
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See this example of an Interfaith Ceremony using traditions from the
Jewish Faith and the Christian Faith.
This ceremony can include a baby blessing with water or rose petals.
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Read some examples of Baby Blessings, Welcoming, and Namings that I have had the honor and joy to Officiate. you can see how parents mixed and matched the wording and elements to personalize the ceremony to their wishes.
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Resources:
Many of the poems and blessings have been adapted (in whole or part) from:
The Holy Bible
The writings of Pastor April Gismondi of Church of Ancient Ways LI NY churchofancientways.org
Bless This Child: by Rev. Susanna Macomb and Andrea Thompson
Illuminate: A return to prayer by Marianna Williamson
Unitarian rites of passage manual
Presbyterian rites of passage manual
The Book of Common Prayer
America Association of Wedding Officiants (An interfaith group of Reverends, Rabbi's and Celebrants)
Rev. Avary
Rev. Andrea Purtell
Baby blessing and baptism certificate from Thisjoyous.com
Many of the poems and blessings have been adapted (in whole or part) from:
The Holy Bible
The writings of Pastor April Gismondi of Church of Ancient Ways LI NY churchofancientways.org
Bless This Child: by Rev. Susanna Macomb and Andrea Thompson
Illuminate: A return to prayer by Marianna Williamson
Unitarian rites of passage manual
Presbyterian rites of passage manual
The Book of Common Prayer
America Association of Wedding Officiants (An interfaith group of Reverends, Rabbi's and Celebrants)
Rev. Avary
Rev. Andrea Purtell
Baby blessing and baptism certificate from Thisjoyous.com
