child dedication

The denomination has two practices that are encouraged within the local church - foot washing, and child dedication.

Child dedications, conducted with a thornless rose, are a special rite of passage for Unitarian Universalist families.

Regular Sunday services were commenced and marriages, wedding blessings, child dedications and funerals were conducted by two designated ministers.

The practice of Infant Baptism is becoming less significant among Telugu Protestants being replaced by Child dedication or christening.

"Child dedications" often replace more traditional infant baptisms (though it should be noted that such "dedications" are sometimes practiced even in "orthodox" Christian communities that do not baptize infants for theological reasons).

'It has been in my mind, since studying the reasonings of Archbishop Lanfranc,' said the abbot, 'that there must be a change in our thoughts on this matter of child dedication, and I am now convinced that it is better to refuse all oblates until they are able to consider for themselves what manner of life they desire.