Sentences with phrase «godparents of»

According to the Jewish Journal, Stanley and Elyse were often, «hailed as «the godparents of the LA art scene.

Not exact matches

Thus in infant baptism the faith of the Church, embodied in the faith of parents and godparents, is crucial.

The Catechism does say (1254) that an infant's godparents — and surely by implication his or her parents too — «must be firm believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized... on the road of Christian life.»

However, in later years, he refused to serve as a godparent, because he did not believe in the dogma of the Trinity.

Could the faith of the parents or godparents or of the church suffice?

Infant Baptism is only a rite of initiation and commits parents and godparents to bringing up the child in a Christian home.

On Friday, Brown was joined by a large entourage, which included members of his own family and that of Chris and Andy Tripp, the godparents whom he regards as a surrogate mother and father.

Like the Christian practice of godparenting, milk kinship established a second family that could take responsibility for a child whose biological parents came to harm.

The elder Dern, an attorney, was friends with the likes of presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (they were his godparents), while his mother was the niece of poet Archibald MacLeish.

They have served as godparents and, more recently, attended the funerals of two of their classmates, Daryl Pelletier, Ed.D.» 63, and Albert Benson, Ed.D.» 64.

But it's not unheard of for an aunt, uncle, godparent, etc. to open an RESP to save for the education of a special child in their lives.

On this day, the responsibility of giving falls on the godparent's shoulders and gifts are expected, if not demanded.

«The circumstantial evidence advanced by Dr. Gehl is capable of supporting an inference that her paternal grandfather was of aboriginal ancestry; his baptismal certificate indicates her father was born on the reserve; his godparents were members of the reserve community; he resided on the reserve during his childhood; there is no record of his being denied participation in the activities of the community,» said the ruling by Justice Robert J. Sharpe, with Justice Peter D. Lauwers and Justice Bradley Miller concurring.

For example, let's say you and your spouse are planning a European motorcycle trip and want to be sure your children's godparents can take them out of school or to a hospital while you are away.

Kinship networks of grandparents, older siblings, godparents, and other biological and fictive kin can provide broader opportunities for youths.11,25,28 - 30 When kin are better off economically, youngsters gain access to resource - rich communities that offer a wider array of institutional, informational, and economic assets, including well - functioning schools.

Kinship care is commonly defined as «the full - time care, nurturing, and protection of a child by relatives, members of their Tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a family relationship to a child.»

Kinship care is the full time care, nurturing, and protection of children by relatives, members of their tribes or clans, godparents, stepparents, or any adult who has a kinship bond with a child.

Kinship care is the full time care, nurturing and protection of children by relatives, members of their tribes or clans, godparents, stepparents, or any adult who has a kinship bond with a child (Child Welfare League of America, 2011).

The article discusses the strengths of Latino and other immigrant kinship families due to their social networks, which include both close and distant relatives and friends that may be considered family, such as godparents.

Kinship care is the care given to a child whose parents are unable to provide the care and support for a child and this responsibility is taken on by a family member such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or other connected adults to the child such as godparents or close friends of the family.