A very special kind of beach party.......last Sunday after church......
Once a year in August, my church holds a baptisim at the beach!
This is our church Pastor, the one with the guitar. We all start off the event by singing worship songs to The Lord.
Next we journey down to the water.....
We lay hands on and pray for those about to be baptized...
Our Pastor and Assistant Pastor are both needed because of the waves, sometimes it can be a challenge and timing is everything.
It's a good thing that our Pastor was once a Huntington Beach Lifeguard!
What a beautiful way to be baptized!
Acts 2:38~Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Be washed.........
Clean.
Then rejoice and celebrate!
After the baptism, we relaxed and shared a huge pot luck meal.
As the sun set it was time to light the fire pit......
and make s'mores for dessert.
We love our church family, so many wonderful people and great fellowship with other believers.
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What a special day! I love the idea of a beach baptism. Stop by my blog too and visit!
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Hi Mary! I love the photos and wonderful sentiments from the special baptism day at the beach. It looks like you have a wonderful church family. Thanks so much for featuring my crepe myrtle arrangements AND some of the other posts from MM. I don't know how I missed seeing some of them but I did. Now I have a second chance to go back and look at them. :}
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What a beautiful way to be washed clean. I love to take pics of baptisms and this is a wonderful setting.
ReplyDeleteWow, Mary! What a great way to be baptized! Thanks so much for featuring my cheesescape! Happy weekend!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteHi Mary....Thank you so much for the feature...I'm so happy you liked the photos....I am planning on framing some of them....Beautiful baptism as well....the perfect setting for a special moment....xoxo, Mariaelena
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! Such a wonderful and perfect setting for a baptism ceremony and the pictures are so beautiful....the setting sun, the ocean waves, the beach bonfire... loved every single picture. I'm so happy that my vegetable garden is featured! Thank you so much Mary.Have a great weekend!~Poppy
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea for a Baptism ceremony. That looked to be a great evening with fellowship. How fun to end with a campfire. Thanks very much for featuring my summer vignette! I will be back later to join your again! Have a great weekend.
Sherry
I was baptized at the beach too! Lake Michigan-my favorite place. I'd love for you to come and check out my blog. This summer I featured my cottage makeover: www.antsi-pants.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely baptism. Your photos are wonderful.
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Great beach photos and the baptism is wonderful, wish I could get baptized again, but, at the beach! Thanks for sharing. Have a great week. FABBY
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