The Churching
Forty days (or so) after the birth and in accordance with the Old Testament tradition observed by the Virgin Mary (Luke 2:22-24), the parents bring their child for the first entrance into the Church. Please schedule your 40 Day blessing and Churching with Father Alex.
At the time of the Churching, please meet Father in the narthex (the entrance to the main body of the Church) where the appropriate prayers are offered over the mother. The child is then carried by the priest into the nave and into the altar. After blessing the child in the from of the Church, the child is returned back to the parents where they then take their place in the congregation.