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Some liturgy for the renaming of an adult
A friend of mine recently changed her name, and we marked the occasion with a little ceremony. This is my first attempt of liturgy writing, as I did alot of searching online and couldn't find anything suitable. So I'm saving it here for other people to use, it's adapted from The Church of England's baptism liturgy in Common Worship:
Jane's celebration of taking on a new name.
The blessing of the new name
Today we are celebrating the decision to take on a new name. We open with some words of
scripture:
Genesis 17:
5 No longer shall your name be Abram,* but your name shall be Abraham;* for I have made you
the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from
you.
7 I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their
generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring* after you.
15 God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her
name.
16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise
to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.’
Addressing the person with the new name: What is the name you have decide to take?
[Answer from Jane]
Jane, we thank God for your new name and what it represents to you. We ask God to bless
your new name and this new chapter in your life.
Jane is now going to renew her baptismal vows in her new name to represent her continued
commitment to Christ.
Prayer over the water
Praise God who made heaven and earth,
All: who keeps his promise for ever.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give thanks and praise.
We thank you, almighty God, for the gift of water
to sustain, refresh and cleanse all life.
Over water the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation.
Through water you led the children of Israel
from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land.
In water your Son Jesus received the baptism of John
and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ,
to lead us from the death of sin to newness of life.
We thank you, Father, for the water of baptism.
In it we are buried with Christ in his death.
By it we share in his resurrection.
Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, in joyful obedience to your Son,
we baptize into his fellowship those who come to him in faith.
Now sanctify this water that, by the power of your Holy Spirit,
they may be cleansed from sin and born again.
Renewed in your image, may they walk by the light of faith
and continue for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Lord;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be all honour and glory, now and for ever.
All: Amen.
Renewal of baptism vows
In baptism, God calls us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
To follow Christ means dying to sin and rising to new life with him.
Therefore I ask:
Jane, Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?
All: I reject them.
Jane, Do you renounce the deceit and corruption of evil?
All: I renounce them.
Jane, Do you repent of the sins that separate us from God and neighbour?
All: I repent of them.
Jane, Do you turn to Christ as Saviour?
All: I turn to Christ.
Jane, Do you submit to Christ as Lord?
All: I submit to Christ.
Jane, Do you come to Christ, the way, the truth and the life?
All: I come to Christ.
May God, who has given you the desire to follow Christ,
give you the strength to continue in the Way.
The Profession of Faith
The president addresses the congregation
Brothers and sisters, I ask you to profess the faith of the Church.
Do you believe and trust in God the Father?
All: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ?
All: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit?
All: I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
The president says
Almighty God,
we thank you for our fellowship in the household of faith
with all who have been baptized into your name.
Keep us faithful to our baptism,
and so make us ready for that day
when the whole creation shall be made perfect in your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
All: Amen.
[Sprinkle Jane with water to represent baptism]
May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith,
that we may be rooted and grounded in love
and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit.
All: Amen.
Jane's celebration of taking on a new name.
The blessing of the new name
Today we are celebrating the decision to take on a new name. We open with some words of
scripture:
Genesis 17:
5 No longer shall your name be Abram,* but your name shall be Abraham;* for I have made you
the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from
you.
7 I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their
generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring* after you.
15 God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her
name.
16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise
to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.’
Addressing the person with the new name: What is the name you have decide to take?
[Answer from Jane]
Jane, we thank God for your new name and what it represents to you. We ask God to bless
your new name and this new chapter in your life.
Jane is now going to renew her baptismal vows in her new name to represent her continued
commitment to Christ.
Prayer over the water
Praise God who made heaven and earth,
All: who keeps his promise for ever.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give thanks and praise.
We thank you, almighty God, for the gift of water
to sustain, refresh and cleanse all life.
Over water the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation.
Through water you led the children of Israel
from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land.
In water your Son Jesus received the baptism of John
and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ,
to lead us from the death of sin to newness of life.
We thank you, Father, for the water of baptism.
In it we are buried with Christ in his death.
By it we share in his resurrection.
Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, in joyful obedience to your Son,
we baptize into his fellowship those who come to him in faith.
Now sanctify this water that, by the power of your Holy Spirit,
they may be cleansed from sin and born again.
Renewed in your image, may they walk by the light of faith
and continue for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Lord;
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be all honour and glory, now and for ever.
All: Amen.
Renewal of baptism vows
In baptism, God calls us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
To follow Christ means dying to sin and rising to new life with him.
Therefore I ask:
Jane, Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?
All: I reject them.
Jane, Do you renounce the deceit and corruption of evil?
All: I renounce them.
Jane, Do you repent of the sins that separate us from God and neighbour?
All: I repent of them.
Jane, Do you turn to Christ as Saviour?
All: I turn to Christ.
Jane, Do you submit to Christ as Lord?
All: I submit to Christ.
Jane, Do you come to Christ, the way, the truth and the life?
All: I come to Christ.
May God, who has given you the desire to follow Christ,
give you the strength to continue in the Way.
The Profession of Faith
The president addresses the congregation
Brothers and sisters, I ask you to profess the faith of the Church.
Do you believe and trust in God the Father?
All: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ?
All: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit?
All: I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
The president says
Almighty God,
we thank you for our fellowship in the household of faith
with all who have been baptized into your name.
Keep us faithful to our baptism,
and so make us ready for that day
when the whole creation shall be made perfect in your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
All: Amen.
[Sprinkle Jane with water to represent baptism]
May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith,
that we may be rooted and grounded in love
and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit.
All: Amen.
Some alternate words to the 'giving away' bit of a wedding ceremony
When we got married, I didn't want to be given away. But I still wanted my dad to walk me down the aisle, and I wanted some way to reflect the creation of our new families. I'm saving them here in case anyone else ever needs them.
I found this on www.offbeatbride.com
I found this on www.offbeatbride.com
PARENTAL BLESSING
Priest: Sharon and Ashley, your daughter, Alex, has chosen to share her life with Tom. Will you receive him as your son, and at all times give him your
support and understanding?
Sharon and Ashley: We will.
Priest: Eunice and Norman, your son, Tom, has chosen to share his life with Alex. Will you receive her as your daughter, and at all times give her
your support and understanding?
Eunice and Norman: We will.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Thoughts from Summer
The diet has begun again in earnest. Fed up of being out of
breath when I walk up and down stairs. with Tom for two hours into town
and back last night. Have the blisters to prove it.
Town in the evening sunshine was charming. People not quite spilling out of bars because
it was a Tuesday. So it was quiet and
glowing in the sunshine. I looked for odd architectural details above the
buildings like drain spouts shaped like dragons.
The wind was warm as it whooshed past us gently. We even
went home via the national rose test beds in the park. Now slightly past their
best, there was still a heady scent rising in the heat.
On the stairs at the station today I caught a glimpse of
star covered socks above brogues in that ever increasing gap between shoe and
cropped skinny trousers that men are wearing. It surprised me and made me smile
because the socks were fun and the trousers sombre.
I created wedding flowers for a friend of a friend this
weekend gone, and the flowers there made me smile. It was the first bride to
say “I trust you, do whatever you think’s best – but please may it have a
little yellow” So we had pompon Viking chrysanthemums, September flower in blue
and white, gyposphilia, yellow limionum, sunflowers, yellow spray roses,
nephrolepis leaves, yellow ilios roses,
high and mighty yellow and red roses, and yellow red and orange gerberas. The
buttonholes were nephrolepis tops, peach carnations, limionum and pompon Viking
chrysanthemums. The bouquet, peach carnations, ilios roses, nephrolepis tops
yellow spray roses, gypsophilia and limionium, with lots of buttons and
brooches on wires throughout, wrapped in ivory satin. I didn’t get a good
picture of that, must ask the bride.
The most fun part was decorating a willow arch under which
the couple would say their vows. I was really pleased with the way it turned
out, whole stems of September flowers appearing from the ground between the
willow.
Now there is a cloud of gypsophilia on my table and a stem
of pompon – and I think those little yellow lovelies are my new favourite.
I haven’t managed to get on with much sewing yet. The bodice
is complete bar embroidery and trim. I need to spend some serious time cutting
out the panels for the skirt, but we’re off to France soon so I’m rapidly
running out of time. I will try and squeeze some in when we get back – perhaps
I can take the cutting out and tacking to Tom’s mum’s when we go down for her
birthday.
I still need to pack for France. Camping this time, on the
lawn again like previous years. I’m rather worried now we’ve forgotten
something.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Spin, Measure, Cut: Hobby Lobby and the Tangled Skein of Reproductive Rights
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Sunday, June 08, 2014
1am and we've got the 45s out in France - now playing The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine.
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Sunday, June 01, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Sewing
What with my sister requesting Anna's coronation dress from Frozen for our upcoming trip to Efteling, and the same sister asking me to make my own and another's bridesmaid dress for her April wedding, I thought I better get some sewing practice in. Here's a guide for me to refer back to.
I'm making a Cambie dress from Sewaholic, in a loud green peacock feather on black print. With a lime green lining. As you do. I may well even sew a ruffle on the lining to make the full skirt fuller.
Sew (see what I did there) far, I have impressed myself by finishing my bodice seams with a turned under seam, and am pondering what finish to use with the skirt seams. Even more impressive as you can't see them because it will be fully lined. I want no fraying here!
I have sewn in my first pockets, and have understitched the pockets so there's a nice crisp edge to the top fabric. The pattern didn't call for this, so I feel extra smug for adding it in.
I'm going to need to read this tutorial from Sewaholic to help with adding the lining as it has a clever trick to make the zip look awesome. This one might be helpful too.
I am just loving the sewing. The thrum and the whirr of the machine is so soothing.
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| What Ellie wants me to make next - I have until August |
I'm making a Cambie dress from Sewaholic, in a loud green peacock feather on black print. With a lime green lining. As you do. I may well even sew a ruffle on the lining to make the full skirt fuller.
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| This is the fabric for my dress |
Sew (see what I did there) far, I have impressed myself by finishing my bodice seams with a turned under seam, and am pondering what finish to use with the skirt seams. Even more impressive as you can't see them because it will be fully lined. I want no fraying here!
I have sewn in my first pockets, and have understitched the pockets so there's a nice crisp edge to the top fabric. The pattern didn't call for this, so I feel extra smug for adding it in.
I'm going to need to read this tutorial from Sewaholic to help with adding the lining as it has a clever trick to make the zip look awesome. This one might be helpful too.
I am just loving the sewing. The thrum and the whirr of the machine is so soothing.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Sunday, May 04, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
A better resurrection
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A better resurrection “…So we enter a world where we know something new about healing, which is that probably we will never really be healed, although we may well be resurrected. What we are offered is a new life, not a patched-up old life.I struggle to get my mind fully around this, just as I struggle to imagine writing the story that John writes of Jesus’s resurrection. There are memories, and actions, which I would like to be able to wipe out, to fully expunge from the record. I would like the ‘forgiveness’ or which Jesus speaks to mean that these things cease to be. But I think that that is not what is on offer. I suspect, reading this story, that forgiveness actually means that I will carry these holes in me forward for ever. A hole in my side wrenched by a mercifully lance and cruel damage inflicted intentionally to hurt me. They are mine forever.I am not offered that these things will vanish. Instead, what I am offered is that they will become for my good, and for the good of others. If, in some ways, they will always define me, they will also become creative. I think, and I say this very tentatively, I think this is true. I suspect that the more I try to turn my face towards all that is good and positive, the truer it becomes.”
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A better resurrection “…So we enter a world where we know something new about healing, which is that probably we will never really be healed, although we may well be resurrected. What we are offered is a new life, not a patched-up old life.I struggle to get my mind fully around this, just as I struggle to imagine writing the story that John writes of Jesus’s resurrection. There are memories, and actions, which I would like to be able to wipe out, to fully expunge from the record. I would like the ‘forgiveness’ or which Jesus speaks to mean that these things cease to be. But I think that that is not what is on offer. I suspect, reading this story, that forgiveness actually means that I will carry these holes in me forward for ever. A hole in my side wrenched by a mercifully lance and cruel damage inflicted intentionally to hurt me. They are mine forever.I am not offered that these things will vanish. Instead, what I am offered is that they will become for my good, and for the good of others. If, in some ways, they will always define me, they will also become creative. I think, and I say this very tentatively, I think this is true. I suspect that the more I try to turn my face towards all that is good and positive, the truer it becomes.”
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
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