The Baptism

Thank you all for PATIENTLY waiting for the photo show. I know it's been 5 days since the baptism, but it feels like we just got home! It was really nice to relax today.

This post will cover our time at church! I have so many photos from Sunday that I have to stagger this or I will get overwhelmed with how to put it online.

Before the service, everyone seemed to arrive simultaneously in the gathering room.

There were so many cameras going at once no one knew where to look. At least Ally and her Great Grandma had the wisdom to just look at each other in that one photo!
Once at the service, we got a good photo of Ally in the very old baptismal gown that was worn by many members of her family, including back to Ally's Great Grandfater when he was baptised in England.



The baptism itself was wonderful - it was a really amazing service. We went through the Methodist service of baptism, including the administration of water, and the laying on of hands.

After the formal baptism was complete, the pastor led a song on guitar to which the whole congregation sang, while the other pastor took Ally around the congregation for everyone to see her and sing to her. The pastors presented us with a certificate of baptism and a shell from the water used for the baptism to help Ally remember her baptism.

Another post will come later with party photos!