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Families often celebrate and affirm all that happened at the altar by gathering after the ceremony to tell stories, enjoy one another's company, share a meal, and in their own ways, celebrate who they are and what they believe. Everyone present gets a chance to hold the new baby and offer his or her blessings and best wishes for a life of happiness, holiness, and faith.

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What happens at a Baptism? The Church rejoices because we have welcomed a new member and because we have once again celebrated the mysteries of God's love for us and of our salvation.

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Within weeks of Jesus' Resurrection, the apostles were preaching the Gospel to people by the thousands, baptizing them in Jesus' name. Since then, Baptism has been the ordinary means of becoming a member of the Church. Think of the long line of people before you—parents, grandparents, and spiritual ancestors—who were welcomed into the Church at Baptism.

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Family, friends and church community

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the event that is being celebrated a new child being welcomed into the church

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My god Parents were Sinhalese which is a language group in Sir Lanka

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- water
- oil
- white garment
- cross
- priest
- Baptismal fount
- god parents
- candle
- prayers