WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED WEEK FROM FR. GEORGE'S DESK CONCERNING GODPARENTS " Those of you who have been baptized into Christ, you have clothed yourselves with Christ; Alleluia ." My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, the role of the Godparent in the Orthodox Church is very crucial. As the original Greek term Aνάδοχος (=Νονός / Νονά in modern Greek) signifies, the Godparent is the person who receives in his/her arms the newly baptized infant in the Sacrament of the Holy Baptism. Since the introduction of the infant Baptism, the Godparent assumes the very important responsibility of guiding and bringing up, together with the parents, in a harmonious cooperation, the infant within the Orthodox Church, her Teaching, Tradition, and her liturgical and sacramental life. Along with the parents, the Godparent is charged with the unique and sacred responsibility of consciously and joyfully assisting in the spiritual developm
