On Sunday, May 11, we will be participating in the baby dedication at CedarCreek Church. During the 12:30 service, Dustin and I will stand in front of the congregation to promise to raise Bethany to know God and to ask for guidance in our duties as parents. The pastor will pray for us and each of the families participating in the dedication. At our church, the dedication takes the place of a baptism. The major difference the process of the two events is that baby baptisms use water, and dedications don't. There are a few theological differences between the two, but they share the sentiment of welcoming a child into the church community.

Our family and friends are invited to attend. The family ministry will reserve a limited number of seats for us and our immediate family members to sit together. Anyone else may find a place elsewhere in the auditorium. We will meet at noon in the South Atrium at CedarCreek. Please let me know by Friday if you're planning to attend so I can correct the number of reserved seats if I need to. We may try to do something afterward, depending on whether our house is being shown or if we can find a restaurant with open space on Mother's Day. ([ed.] yikes!)

Directions from Google Maps:

CedarCreek Church
29129 Lime City Rd
Perrysburg, OH 43551

From the south...

1. Take I-75 N.
2. Take exit 195 for OH-795 toward Perrysburg.
3. Turn right onto OH-795.
4. Turn left onto Lime City Rd.
5. The church is on the left. Turn at the first driveway, and park to the left side of the building as you face it. There is an entrance (the red awning in the above picture) on that side that leads directly to the South Atrium where we will meet.

From the north...

1. Take I-75 S.
2. Take exit 197 for Buck Rd.
3. Turn right onto Buck Rd.
4. Turn left onto Lime City Rd (4-way stop).
5. The church is on the right. Turn at the second driveway, and park to the left side of the building as you face it. There is an entrance (the red awning in the above picture) on that side that leads directly to the South Atrium where we will meet.