Baptism
What is Baptism?
Choosing Godparents
Godparents share a lifelong relationship with their godchildren and choosing a godparent should be done with great thought and prayer.
Godparents in the Episcopal Church should be over 16 years of age and be a baptized member of a church. It is not necessary that godparents be Episcopalians. It is common to chose two godparents, one male and one female. You might want to think about a third godparent who is a member of The Parish of St. Matthew.
When choosing godparents think about choosing someone who is:
✤ an active, mature, faithful member of the church, who pledges faithfully to the church and its ministry
✤ regular in their attendance at church
✤ able to talk about his/her faith
✤ going to pray regularly for your child
✤ conscious of the power of being connected to a community of faith
✤ a person you would like to share a Christian life with
✤ a person that you want to have as a part of your child’s life
Episcopalians believe in an ancient Christian principle lex orandi, lex credendi which can be loosely translated to mean “as we worship, so we will live”. We mean what we say in the liturgy, so it is important that Godparents be practicing Christians. It is also vitally important that young people have the formational voices of those of different faiths in their lives. So while a Godparent must be a Christian, we welcome those of different faiths at the Baptismal service and honor their ministry in the lives of the newly baptized.
Godparents share a lifelong relationship with their godchildren and choosing a godparent should be done with great thought and prayer.
Godparents in the Episcopal Church should be over 16 years of age and be a baptized member of a church. It is not necessary that godparents be Episcopalians. It is common to chose two godparents, one male and one female. You might want to think about a third godparent who is a member of The Parish of St. Matthew.
When choosing godparents think about choosing someone who is:
✤ an active, mature, faithful member of the church, who pledges faithfully to the church and its ministry
✤ regular in their attendance at church
✤ able to talk about his/her faith
✤ going to pray regularly for your child
✤ conscious of the power of being connected to a community of faith
✤ a person you would like to share a Christian life with
✤ a person that you want to have as a part of your child’s life
Episcopalians believe in an ancient Christian principle lex orandi, lex credendi which can be loosely translated to mean “as we worship, so we will live”. We mean what we say in the liturgy, so it is important that Godparents be practicing Christians. It is also vitally important that young people have the formational voices of those of different faiths in their lives. So while a Godparent must be a Christian, we welcome those of different faiths at the Baptismal service and honor their ministry in the lives of the newly baptized.