Comments on what do you do with godparents?TypePad2008-04-14T04:07:57Zjoseph walkerhttps://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/2008/04/what-do-you-do/comments/atom.xml/Donald commented on 'what do you do with godparents?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e200e551da644888332008-04-17T03:25:08Z2008-08-29T11:49:51ZDonald http://www.bubsblurbs.blogspot.comAlthough this doesn't relate to what to do with godparents, it does have some bearing on the whole idea of...<p>Although this doesn't relate to what to do with godparents, it does have some bearing on the whole idea of godparenting.</p>
<p>St. Paul Fort Garry, in Winnipeg, where I am currently doing my placement is starting to incorporate parish godparents into the baptism equation. The family is still able to choose godparents in the traditional sense, but in addition the newly baptized individual is connected with a member of the parish who will fulfill some of the formation aspects of godparenting as well as providing a lasting link with the parish after the rest of the godparents have disappeared from the scene, if such be the case.</p>