Baptism Officiants in Kenmore, ON
Kathleen Everett
Kathleen is an experienced officiant and mother who loves baby welcoming ceremonies. She is a real people person and will do her very best to help you make your child's special day all you want it to be. Kathleen is comfortable conducting a naming ceremony or a baptism ceremony. As well as being a celebrant and a wedding coordinator, she is also a trained social worker. Kathleen is a professional in every sense of the word.
Sue Kellison
Sue is passionate about Baptisms and has excellent organizational skills to help alleviate your stress. Your baptism day is a day you will never forget and Sue will guide your ceremony along exactly as you want it and make it beautiful and meaningful. Being committed to her spiritual life, Sue respects and honours all backgrounds. She is comfortable conducing baptisms. You will be encouraged to create your unique Baptism ceremony and she will listen to your every wish and try her hardest to make it a reality.
Bill Buckland
Bill is an established and well-known resident of Kenmore close to our chapel. Bill is an experienced ceremony celebrant much in demand. Couples like Bill because he is the type of person who is warm and friendly, always available, and will relate well to your guests. He is well known for giving back to his community most notably as President of the local Agricultural Society, Chair of the Metcalfe Recreational Committee, Master of the Russell Masonic Lodge #479, and five years as President of the Metcalfe Jets Jr. B Hockey Team. He is frequently called upon as a speaker and presenter and has worked with a broad cross-section of cultures and people. Bill recognizes how important a Baptism or Naming ceremony is to you as a family, and his goal is to try to make it exceed all your expectations and needs.
Andrea McDougall
Andrea has lived in Greely, near Metcalfe, for over 25 years. While working full-time and raising a family, she completed a degree in Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Now she enjoys conducting life celebrations such as baptisms and naming ceremonies in her role as an appointed designated minister. Andrea has always done volunteer work in some capacity and always will. She is a long-time supporter of the United Way and for the past ten years she has focused her activities around children and sports. Go Metcalfe Jets!! Andrea is a positive, cheerful, and helpful celebrant who will get you started on the path to an unforgettable event.
Jean Duval
Jean is a true people person. With him, it will feel like the Baptism or Naming ceremony for your new family member is performed by a long-time family friend! Fluently bilingual in French and English and a resident of Gatineau, this experienced Designated Minister is at his best speaking before a crowd, big or small. He will work with you and your family to give your own personal touches to your ceremony. Jean enjoys seeing the faces of the family as their child, teen or adult is welcomed, and he will always give the best of himself to the family he serves.
Jean est super sociable. Avec lui, vous aurez l’impression qu’un ami de la famille célèbre le baptême ou la cérémonie d’attribution de nom du nouveau membre de votre famille. Résident de Gatineau complètement bilingue en anglais et en français, ce Ministre désigné d’expérience est à son meilleur quand il parle devant un groupe, petit ou grand. Il travaillera avec vous et votre famille pour que la cérémonie soit à votre image. Jean ne se lasse jamais du regard fier et bienveillant des membres de la famille qui accueillent un enfant, un adolescent ou un adulte et il donne le meilleur de lui-même aux familles qu’il accompagne.
Baptism Stories
Thank you so much for the lovely Baptism ceremony for Liam ...we were so pleased and one of our guests actually called us that night to tell us that it was the most beautiful baptism he had EVER attended...I'm so pleased...it was perfect, the program, the music, the setting, the pace, the length of the ceremony...everything!!!
Liam