<!-- Alternate content for non-supporting browsers --> <table width="570" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> </td> <td valign="top"><p> <img src="images/baptisms_text.gif" width="93" height="30"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th colspan="2" scope="row"><font size="2"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">There is one Body and one Spirit; there is one hope in God’s call to us, <br> </font></i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><i>one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism; one God and Father of all. </i></font></font></th> </tr> <tr> <th width="63%" scope="row"> </th> <td width="37%"><font size="2"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><i><b>Ephesians 4:4ff </b></i></font></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="left">Baptisms are a cause for great celebration at All Saints’. Baptism is at the heart of the Christian life. Through it, one is made a Christian; it conveys many spiritual graces; and it calls on the newly baptized to lead a life of continuing conversion. <br> <br> Baptism is a sacrament, an outward and visible manifestation of an inward and spiritual grace. In this case, the outward and visible sign is the water and the inward spiritual grace is that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, God comes to dwell permanently in one’s soul. The union of God in the depths of our soul is like a brand. As the liturgy says, you “are sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked as Christ’s own forever.” This is the derivation of the idea of being Christened, of being made Christ’s own. </p> <p> Baptism is the sacrament of initiation. One becomes a Christian through Baptism precisely because God in Christ comes to dwell in the heart of one’s soul. Through Baptism, one becomes a member of the Church, which itself is the collective mystical Body of Christ. </p> <p> Yet Baptism is more than mystical experience and membership; it is also a commissioning to lead a Christian life. This is our part and it comes to us through the baptismal covenant, where we agree to move forward in faith with God’s help in the hope that we might grow into what St. Paul (and the liturgy) calls “the full stature of Christ.” </p> <table width="473" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <th width="471" height="396" valign="top" scope="row"><p align="center" class="style9" style="margin-bottom: 0">Schedule of Baptismal Services </p> <p align="center" class="style10" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">2009-2010 </p> <p style="margin-top: 0;"><em>If you are interested in being baptized or having a child baptized, please contact Nanette Towsley in the Church Office at 602-279-5539 x112.</em></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">Sunday, November 1 at 10:00am - All Saints Day</p> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Sunday, January 10 at 10:00am - The Baptism of Our Lord</p> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Sunday, April 11 at 10:00am - The First Sunday After Easter</p> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Sunday, May 23 at 10:00am - The Day of Pentecost </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Sunday, June 27 at 10am</p> <p style="margin-top: 0;">Sunday, August 8 at 10am </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;"> <u><span class="style1"><span class="style8"><a href="documents/BaptismForm_000.pdf">CLICK </a>HERE</span></span></u><span class="style4"> to download the <span class="style1">Baptism Form</span></span></p> <p align="center" class="style4" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Print this form and either mail or deliver to the Church Office</p> <p align="center" class="style1" style="margin-bottom: 0;"> </p> </th> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0;"> </p> <div align="center"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b> </b></font></p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table>
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