Party of Many Colors

One of the babies who was Baptized

Two sets of my friends had babies this December. The couples are from my church and last weekend, they had a joint Christening, with a party following the ceremony. We joked that the babies are meant to marry each other, as one is a boy and one a girl. They looked so adorable in their Baptismal gowns next to each other. However, one of the most remarkable aspects of this party was the people from many ethnic backgrounds. The father of one baby is Lebanese. He came to America in 1982, after being sent to France during the Lebanese Civil War. His wife is American. The wife in the other couple is from Columbia. She came to the US for graduate work and her husband is American, but his grandfather came from Mexico. So, at the party were Lebanese, Columbians, Mexicans, and Americans. You could hear Spanish, English, and Arabic. And we all share one faith. It was beautiful.

A tradition from one of the families that I would like to adopt- The baby in the picture above is wearing a Baptismal gown made from his mother's wedding gown!