Topic: Questions on ceremonies

[aurelia]

Hi all, I am new to this board.  I am in the process of studying with my parish priest (Greek Orthodox, though i am not Greek) to be crismated.  Also I will be having four of my kids baptized...(the other one already  was) My question is-- does anyone know where i can find perhaps a description of just how it goes during the crismation and/or the baoptism?  What about godparents? how on earth do I find those?  I knwo that the priest will be able to help me with these issues, but I'm one of those weirdos  that likes to knwo whats coming up!

~Aurelia

[TomS]

Hi!

This is the best place to find the information you are looking for:

http://www.goarch.org/

Specific text of the Baptism service is here:

http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/baptism.asp

And here is a CD about it:

http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/departments/religioused/cd-baptism.asp

[Fr. David]

Hey, Aurelia! Welcome to the board!  (Pretty name...it's what we call my wife (Audra) in Spanish!)

I am in the process of studying with my parish priest (Greek Orthodox, though i am not Greek) to be crismated.  Also I will be having four of my kids baptized...(the other one already  was)

Congratulations and welcome home!

What about godparents? how on earth do I find those?

My priest basically set me up with someone he knew had a similar personality to mine (did a good job, too!).  If you get to know somebody in the parish really well, sometimes a godparent/godchild relationship just spontaneously blossoms before the time even comes 'round.  In that case, you could mention that to the priest as a suggestion.

Congrats again, and many years!

[aurelia]

Thank you for the links, they were most helpful!  I cant see how to actually get a hold of the cd, though i think it would be interesting, and somehow i missed the listing of liturgical texts when i was browsing the Archdioscese site a while ago!
thanks again,
Aurelia