{"id":3611,"date":"2025-08-25T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/t4.bayspc.nz\/?page_id=3611"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T04:04:39","slug":"baptisms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/t4.bayspc.nz\/?page_id=3611","title":{"rendered":"Baptisms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3611\" class=\"elementor elementor-3611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7511d96d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7511d96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d0c8a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44d0c8a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a139e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55a139e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baptisms <\/br>and Dedications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995c531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995c531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 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In the Christian tradition, we celebrate the birth of a child through baptism. This has special significance for us because in doing so, we follow the words of Jesus to his disciples, when he called for the children, blessed them and said:<\/p><p>\u2018Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 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