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A baptism invitation is a quiet kind of announcement: a child’s name, a church, and the family gathered close after. Copy the example nearest your day, swap in your names and parish, and send it. Every reply and head count for the luncheon gathers on one live dashboard, so the day stays as calm as it should be.
Traditional structure: the child’s full name, the church, and the gathering that follows.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Callahan joyfully invite you to the Baptism of their daughter Eleanor Jane Callahan Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM St. Brigid’s Catholic Church, Savannah, Georgia Luncheon to follow at the Callahan home. Kindly reply by April 5.
With hearts full of gratitude, Laura and Miguel Santos invite you to celebrate the Baptism of their son Mateo Alejandro Santos joined by his godparents, Elena Cruz and Tomás Rivera. Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM Mass Our Lady of Sorrows Church, San Antonio, Texas Lunch to follow at La Fonda on Main. Please respond by May 31.
Please join our family for a joyful morning as our daughter Abigail Ruth Palmer is baptized during the ten o’clock service. Sunday, March 8, 2026 Grace Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa Cake and coffee with the congregation after worship, family luncheon at noon at the Palmer home. Kindly reply by February 22.
Some milestones choose their own timing. Please join us as Rachel Simmons is baptized a step she has chosen, and a day she would love to share with you. Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM Riverside Community Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee Brunch celebration to follow in the fellowship hall. RSVP by August 2.
Warm and plainspoken: the service, the meal, and the people you want at both.
Our sweet boy is being baptized, and we’d love you there. Join us for the baptism of Oliver James Reed. Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM First Presbyterian Church, Asheville, North Carolina Lunch at our place afterward: nothing fancy, everything homemade. Please reply by May 8 so we know how many chairs to set.
A christening, then carbs. Join us as Sofia Marie Bell is baptized Sunday, September 20, 2026, 11:00 AM Holy Trinity Church, Providence, Rhode Island then walk two blocks with us to brunch at The Garden Table. Pancakes in her honor; she’ll be asleep for most of it. RSVP by September 6.
We’re keeping it small, which is exactly why you’re invited. The baptism of Henry Thomas Walsh Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM St. Monica’s Chapel, Kansas City, Missouri Just family and dearest friends, then Sunday dinner at Grandma Walsh’s her table, her rules, her pot roast. Please reply by September 20.
Gentle humor for a gentle day: the guest of honor sleeps through most of it.
The guest of honor will likely sleep through her own party. Join us anyway for the baptism of Lily Anne Foster! Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM St. Paul’s Church, Cincinnati, Ohio Luncheon to follow at the Foster home the guest of honor will be awake for cake, probably. RSVP by June 28.
A little blessing is getting his big day. Please celebrate with us at the baptism of Marcus Cole Jr. Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM New Hope Methodist Church, Birmingham, Alabama Dinner on the grounds to follow. Bring your appetite and your baby-holding arms. Reply by October 25; the potato salad count depends on it.
Two babies, one font, double the joy. Join us for the baptism of Emma and Ethan Kowalski yes, both at once; pray for the photographer. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM Sacred Heart Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Family luncheon to follow in the parish hall. Kindly reply by June 14.
For the people closest to the day, and the guests joining after the service.
Dear Anna and Marco, we have a question we’ve been saving: will you be Isabella’s godparents? Her baptism is Sunday, May 24, 2026 at St. Rita’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut, and there is no one we would rather have standing beside her. Come to dinner Friday and let us ask you properly over dessert.
The church will be family-only, but the table won’t be. Join us for a luncheon celebrating the baptism of Nora Quinn Gallagher. Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM The Gallagher home, 41 Rosemont Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lunch, cake and a very well-dressed four-month-old. Please reply by April 12.
Together with her godparents, James and Cecilia Duval, we joyfully invite you to the baptism of Claire Elise Bennett Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM St. Genevieve’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana Garden reception to follow at the godparents’ home on Prytania Street. Kindly respond by August 16.
Whichever tone you choose, every baptism invitation needs the same bones: who, what, when, where, and when to reply.
A baptism is often the formal debut of the full name: first, middle and last. Print it completely, even if everyone calls her Ellie already.
If the baptism happens within a regular service, say so. Guests should arrive before worship begins, not at the moment of the baptism itself.
The luncheon or brunch is the part guests plan around. Give it its own line with its own time and address, especially when it’s at a different location than the church.
A loving, traditional touch: it honors them and gently announces the choice to the wider family. “Joined by his godparents, Elena and Tomás” is all it takes.
Church seating is flexible; the luncheon is not. Ask for replies about two weeks out so the table, or the caterer, gets a real number.
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