Christening Favors and Baptism Favors

Let the guests to your baby’s Christening know how much you appreciate them attending your child’s special dedication day by giving them a, soon to be cherished, Christening Favor or Baptism Favor:
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Let the guests to your baby’s Christening know how much you appreciate them attending your child’s special dedication day by giving them a, soon to be cherished, Christening Favor or Baptism Favor:

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The Difference Between a Christening and a Baptism

Many today do not know the difference between a Christening and a Baptism. Although some people use the words Christening & Baptism interchangeably, there are traditional differences.
Traditionally a Christening is when the parents of an infant or young child join together with family and the congregation to dedicate their baby specifically to Christ and [...]

Many today do not know the difference between a Christening and a Baptism. Although some people use the words Christening & Baptism interchangeably, there are traditional differences.

Traditionally a Christening is when the parents of an infant or young child join together with family and the congregation to dedicate their baby specifically to Christ and the Christian faith. In the past this was when the naming ceremony was held and the child was “given” their proper name. It is considered that during the Christening the child was spiritually reborn in Christ. Parents promise to raise their child in the Christian faith and set a good example for their growing child. Godparents are also usually choosen to help the family lead the infant towards a strong faith as the baby grows up.

A Christening is usually the term used for infant baptisms in the Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal Churches.

A Baptism is traditionally when an older child or Adult dedicates themselves to God. Baptisms are thought of as a more active ceremony by some churches, because it is not the parents that are making the decision, but the older child or an adult themselves that is taking the Christian faith.

A baptism is usually seen as a distinctively Baptist/Evangelical or Methodist tradition, and instead of just sprinkling a child, the act of baptism usually includes being fully submerged in a pool of water, as John the Baptist baptized in the River Jordan, including Jesus Himself, with the baptizer holding the person to be Baptized.

People of Christian faith use the term “baptism” for their ceremony of entry, but so do people of other faiths as well. In a baptism, a person is spiritually reborn as a new entrant in a particular religion.

Today, the lines have blurred these traditions. The words Christening and Baptism are used interchangeably to connote the dedication of infants to the Christian faith. If you are a guest at a dedication, follow the example of the parents and call the event by the name they have chosen to use. Either way, Christening or Baptism, the results are the same, dedication to a Christ.