Tag: Baptism / Communion
James Baptism 2003
What a perfect day for a baptism, the event began at St. Albert the Great Church. Aunt Peg, Aunt Criss, and Aunt Louise were all in attendance as was James God Father PGK/PFN Kevin Ames. James’ God Mother (Cousin Renee) was in Iraq at the time and could not make it. Afterward we had a great party at house with the “little friends” downstairs watching the Lions football game (they lost) and most of the relatives and James upstairs in the living room. The event was 5 days before Halloween so there were lots of Halloween decorations in the house and we also had a Halloween Baptism cake along with the traditional white Baptism cake. Great day till the Lions lost.
Renee’s First Communion 1982
Renee celebrates her First Communion and afterwards went to Trenton where they were preparing for a party to celebrate the event.
Renee received her First Communion from Saint Timothy Church just off West Road on Manning street in Trenton. Saint Timothy Church is a relatively small parish that draws its members from a number of communities from the downriver area. This is the church where all the family members who live or lived in Trenton attend. Saint Tims altar was church is unique with a circular inside rather than the traditional square with pews.
As with every other event, Renee’s Aunt Loretta (James Grandma) and Renee’s Grandma (James Great Aunt) made sure that a proper cake was on hand for the event.
Renee Baptism 1974
Renee’s Baptism came up and her mother Kathy asked me to fill in as a temp God Father because the actual God Father was not able to attend. I agreed to being the stand-in so long as the Baptism counted toward my going to church that weekend (I did not want God to get tired of me by going to Church too often).
My sister Margaret was the God Mother and the entire Baptism was attended by the “Trenton Pinochle Club” as we liked to refer to them (Aunt Louise, Loretta (Mom), Peg, etc.). The two of us are seated in the back row in the picture.
The ceremony went off without a hitch, although I got called the wrong name several times but it was no biggy. At the time I was a teenager so I really didn’t care what they called me so long as it counted toward my going to Church for that week.
Criss First Communion 1959
Criss celebrating her First Communion, here is a little background on this event which is sort of a rite of passage in the Catholic Church.
The sacrament of First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. For Catholics, Holy Communion is the third of seven sacraments received. It occurs only after receiving Baptism, and once the person has reached the age of reason (usually, around the second grade). Catholics believe this event to be very important, as the Eucharist occupies a central role in Catholic theology and practice.
Pegs First Communion 1956
Margaret Ann Kleiber celebrated her First Communion. here is a little background on this event which is sort of a rite of passage in the Catholic Church.
The sacrament of First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. For Catholics, Holy Communion is the third of seven sacraments received. It occurs only after receiving Baptism, and once the person has reached the age of reason (usually, around the second grade). Catholics believe this event to be very important, as the Eucharist occupies a central role in Catholic theology and practice.
Traditions of celebration surrounding First Communion usually include large family gatherings and parties to celebrate the event. The first communicant wears special clothing. The clothing is often white to symbolize purity, but not in all cultures. Often, a girl wears a fancy dress and a veil attached to a chaplet of flowers or some other hair ornament. In other communities, girls commonly wear dresses passed down to them from sisters or mothers, or even simply their school uniforms with the veil or wreath. Boys may wear a suit and tie, tuxedo, their Sunday best, or national dress, with embroidered arm bands worn on the left arm and occasionally white gloves.
