CHILD DEDICATION
Child Dedication Ceremony
Minister: [Child's full name], we welcome you among us.
All: We give thanks for your life, and for the new hope you bring.
Minister: [Anointing the child with earth, air, water, fire and a rose.]
We share with you the blessing of earth, Earth, which blesses with strength, and gives life its shape.
We share with you the blessing of air, Air, which blesses with wisdom, and gives life its breath.
We share with you the blessing of water, Water, which blesses with love and emotion.
We share with you the blessing of fire, Fire, which blesses with the spark of creation.
Finally, we give you a budding rose as the symbol of life’s beauty unfolding—just as your life is unfolding now.
Congregation: We will delight in your accomplishments, we will share in your sorrows, we will encourage you in every way as you grow into adulthood. And whatever may come to you, whether misfortune, affliction, or wrongdoing, we promise never to close our hearts against you.
Extended Family: We will support you and your parents in this new adventure. We will hold you all in love and compassion. We will be additional sources of learning and love for you as you grow.
Parents: We, your parents, dedicate ourselves to do all that we can to provide you with roots, so that you may feel safe, and wings, so that you may fly. We will strive to share with you the beauty and the goodness of life.
All: We will support you and your family through all the experiences of life.