This box is large enough to hold other things as well. I can imagine the box following you all the days of your life. The final stage of our baptismal ministry happens when the child is three years old. Parents are invited to bring all the children who were baptized three years before to the church. The baptism is remembered, and we give to each child a book that speaks of both Baptism and Eucharist.
Baptism is a life-long journey.
The congregation needs to support each other through every aspect of our life. We believe that the four stages of our baptismal ministry point us all to this life-long task. The Rev. Don Johnson, author of Praying the Catechism , is pastor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, North Vancouver, British Columbia. We invite your response to and critique of this draft rite. During the principle Sunday service people who are expecting a child by birth or adoption are invited to come before the congregation for a blessing.