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Baptism at 5:30 IN THE MORNING?!

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14hourstillbedtime · 04/03/2010 05:06

My (normally!) very lovely friend has arranged for her DS's baptism, which obviously I have to go to, as I am godmother.... at 5:30 in the morning.... It will be on Easter Sunday, which she says is her favourite day/celebration of the year (she used to be a pastor) and fair dos to her - it's her son, her baptism, etc - but 5:30 in the frickin' morning?!! What?

I know (and there have been lots of threads about this...) that when it's your own wedding/own child/own funeral/whatever you can arrange things as you like, but still? Right?

Oh, and I'll be 37 weeks pregnant with DC2 and will have to drive an hour to get there. Currently finding driving even 20 minutes extremely uncomfortable... She has (very kindly, and I will take her up on it) offered for me to stay over at hers the night before. But even so, I will have to get up at 4.

Is this weird or what? (moan, moan, huff puff, retires very pregnant self to bed)

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thumbwitch · 04/03/2010 05:28

c;mon, you're on a wind up, right? 5:30am is mad, it's dark, it's mad - is it dawn? Still mad.

I can't believe the Church people who will need to be there will be that enthralled to be there at 5:30am either. Especially as Easter Sunday is a pretty busy day for them!

Mind you, perhaps the vicar/pastor/priest whatever thought that by giving her a time of 5:30am she would change her mind about doing it on Easter Sunday - if so, that one backfired!

Sympathy with you if you're not winding us up - that's a ridiculous time.

OrientCalf · 04/03/2010 05:59

it does seem very early for a baptism, though I can imagine that the whole symbolism of a new dawn on Easter sunday is quite potent

I hesitate to point out though that you're up at 5am now (if you're in the UK) so it's only an hour earlier!

organichairbrush · 04/03/2010 06:00

That's taking the mick. Certainly, there is an ancient tradition of conducting baptisms at Easter. And certainly, there's a less ancient practice of seeing in the Easter sunrise. But to combine the too... well, I think it's pretentious and inconsiderate. Does you friend have some in-laws she wants to ensure won't attend?

Next time I really want to piss all my family and friends off, I will schedule a 5.30am ceremony for DD

seeker · 04/03/2010 06:39

As a completely non religious person who doesn't have to go to this ceremony, I think it sounds wonderful theoretically - dawn on easter Sunday is so symbolic for Christians (isn't it?) and I went to a lot of dawn ceremonies in my pagan days.

But,in reality - nooooooooooooooooo!

belgo · 04/03/2010 07:01

Where are you in the world? Will the ceremony take place with a view of the sun rising or something?

AllieW · 04/03/2010 08:13

It'll be because it's Easter Sunday. A lot of Anglican churches will have a dawn service on that day. I don't think it's reasonable to invite non-churched people to a baptism at that time, however. Especially if they have children.

differentID · 04/03/2010 08:36

I've seen many an Easter baptism. All as part of the 10/11am service. Is hers a particularly large parish that they do dawn mass on Easter Sunday?

Barbaraaxt · 04/03/2010 15:07

That sounds like a pagan ceremony to me. Like the solstice in Stonehenge, this sort of things. Maybe your friend wants to really get to the roots of her faith (when they renamed the pagan ceremonies and called them Christian/Catholic, you know...).

Having said that, I think it's bonkers to impose it to others, but I can see no way to avoid it. Hopefully it will be beautiful at least.

InTheZenGarden · 04/03/2010 15:11

Was wondering if Easter Sunday was April 1st, and this was all part of an elaborate hoax..... but no, it's April 4th, and from what other posters have said, may actually be for real. You have my sympathies

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14hourstillbedtime · 04/03/2010 16:22

I'm glad you all think this is a wind-up! It's so not... it's for REAL! That's why I wanted to post on MN - she's a bit mad, is she not?! I do love her dearly but I think sometimes she's slightly off her rocker... luckily, and happily, she is not expecting DH and DS, who's two and a half, to attend (phew!)

Organichairbrush - tee hee about the in-laws! - no idea if they are coming or not, but if they, they will be flying in from the UK, and will be up at the crack of dawn in any event cos of discombobulated body clocks...

(I'm in Berkeley, CA, btw - so not mad myself and posting at 5am but always post at odd times to the rest of you, as 8 hours behind.)

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