{"id":5124,"date":"2006-03-21T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2006-03-21T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/03\/21\/with-dolls-and-stuffed-animals-kids-learn-about-baptism\/"},"modified":"2006-03-21T09:03:58","modified_gmt":"2006-03-21T14:03:58","slug":"with-dolls-and-stuffed-animals-kids-learn-about-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/03\/with-dolls-and-stuffed-animals-kids-learn-about-baptism\/","title":{"rendered":"With dolls and stuffed animals, kids learn about baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"

BELMAR — The children came to St. Rose Roman Catholic Church on Monday with their dolls, teddy bears, a toy dog, a stuffed animal that resembled a monkey, Mickey Mouse and even that famous purple dinosaur, Barney.<\/p>\n

However, Jack Mannion, 7, of Wall, wanted everyone to know that his christening doll did not belong to him.<\/p>\n

"It’s not mine, it’s someone else’s, my sister’s," Jack said matter-of-factly.<\/p>\n

Jack was among three dozen first-graders at the parish’s grammar school who were getting a lesson about the Christian sacrament of baptism, which welcomes the recipient into the Christian community.<\/p>\n

Some children took the lesson seriously enough that they had their dolls dressed in the christening gowns they had worn as infants.<\/p>\n

Kristin Norkus, 7, of Neptune, said she had just gotten her doll, Krista, for Christmas, so the timing of her doll’s pretend christening was ideal.<\/p>\n

"I’ve just seen a (real) christening," Kristin said, observing that she had witnessed an actual baptism a day earlier.<\/p>\n

Sheila Langon, the children’s teacher, has been organizing the mock christenings for 20 years as part of her first-grade class’s religious curriculum about the miracle of Easter.<\/p>\n

"It was just an attempt to make the sacrament of baptism more meaningful for the children," Langon said. "The Easter season is when we talk about the baptismal vow."
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Later on do they take Ken and Barbie to confession? How about last rites for a G.I. Joe injured in battle by Cobra commander?<\/p>\n

I wonder if the Pope will attend?
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