This Sunday, the 15th, was Evan's dedication. We had a nice little ceremony during church and after church our house filled with 21 people to celebrate Evan's dedication.
The menu:
I made lasagna and we also had bread and salad...and of course a veggie tray. I made a "Pineapple Lush" cake and my parents were so kind to order Evan's cake.
It was a wonderful day for a dedication, the weather was just wonderful! Thank you ALL who came to celebrate with us!
Some of you may ask WHY we dedicate rather than baptize. Here is a little background:
Some Christian churches baptize infants by sprinkling them with water. In those churches the covenant of baptism is seen as being similar to the Old Testament covenant of circumcision. Other Christians don't baptize infants. Instead they dedicate babies to God. There are several reasons for this. First, there are no clear incidents of infant baptism in Scripture. Baptism seems, instead to be an evidence of making a decision to follow Christ. Additionally, while some groups suggest that baptism imparts a special grace to children, there is no real scriptural support for this. Finally, in our society, often adults who were baptized as children desire to be baptized again as an expression of their decision to receive Christ as their Savior and Lord. During this Christian Dedication service a beautiful and solemn promise is made before God and the Church to care for this child as though it was God's child.
Here is the recipe for the Pineapple Lush Cake, it was SUPER easy and YUMMY!
Cheers,
Beth
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