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Easter Baptisms by the Archbishop of York
Saturday 11 April 2009
Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, today baptised 13 people in an open-air ceremony attended by over 300 people, held at the West End of York Minster.
Easter Baptisms
The Archbishop welcomed the eleven candidates into the Christian faith by baptising them by total immersion in a baptismal pool. Before being baptised, each candidate told the crowds why they wanted to be baptised, and were prayed for by church leaders from many different church traditions.
After the eleven candidates had been baptised, the Archbishop asked the crowds if anyone else wanted to be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ, and two other people came forward.
The service of baptism has been organised by One Voice York, a network of Christian churches and leaders of different denominations working together across the city.
The candidates being baptised were:
From Ark Church:
Shirley Kenyon
Sarah O'Neill
Keer Li
Libby Shaw
From Crossroads Church:
Lena Claus
From Clifford Methodist Church:
Jonathan James Barrow
From St Michael le Belfrey:
Bryony Hawes
Sarah Trevillion
From York Elim Church:
Xu Zhi
Ho Wong
Peter Norman