January 13, 2011

Philippines Resort Hotel in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone shares news, articles, suggestions and ideas on matters that might enhance your visit to Subic and Clark Philippines for vacation, travel, organize, plan or attend a corporate or social event near Manila.

Why have a christening?
If you are a Christian yourself or would like your child to be brought up as a Christian, then a christening is the first initiation into the faith. However, these days, it is often simply a case of it being a family tradition to have a new baby christened rather than a sign of deep-seated faith. While some clergy are quite relaxed about the parents’ own church attendance, others will expect to see you and your child on a regular basis before and after the christening.
Is there an alternative?

A christening calls for the child to believe in Jesus and to repent the child’s sins. However, an increasing number of parents — and clergy themselves — question how an infant can understand and, therefore, undertake this. As an alternative, a more simple blessing or thanksgiving can be given in which the child is blessed and thanks given for its safe arrival into the world, but no promises are made by the parents or on behalf of the child. The christening can be held when the child is older and more able to understand what baptism involves.

If you are unsure what to do, talk to friends who have gone down either route to gain their opinions and seek advice from your local church.

Booking the service
Once you have decided to have a christening, the first step is to talk to a minister. You will need to find out whether a special service needs to be arranged or whether the christening will be part of a main Sunday service. If there is an option, go along to a couple of the services, to see which you would prefer. Some churches may ask few questions apart from which day you’d like the ceremony on and the names of the godparents, while others will want more details about your own faith, baptism and those of the godparents.

Choosing godparents
Traditionally, godparents were chosen for their own strong Christian beliefs, so that they could help guide the growing child in its faith. While this is still preferable in the eyes of the church, in reality, these days godparents are chosen more because they are close friends of the parents or are family members. However, for the sake of your child, it is worth taking time to choose a godparent carefully. If you are choosing friends, think about what role you would like them to play in your child’s life. Are they likely to still be friends of yours in 10 years time? Are they going to offer you and your child support if needed?

The christening gown
Both girls and boys traditionally wear a long white or cream christening gown. It’s wonderful if you have a family gown that has been passed down through the generations. If you don’t, you could either try to find one in a shop that sells vintage or antique clothing or start your own tradition and buy one new. Many large department stores will sell appropriate clothes for christenings. Alternatively, try one of the many websites that sell everything related to christenings, from clothes to invitations and paper plates with appropriate motifs.

The service
Ask everybody to turn up at least 10 minutes before the service if the christening is being held especially for you rather than as part of a main service. Yours may not be the only event being held at the church that day and the minister will need to keep to schedule. If other children are to be present, it may be wise to ask parents to keep them back from the font and proceedings so that they don’t disrupt the service. Everyone will gather around the font, with the parents and godparents at the front. A service sheet will be handed round, with the words the godparents need to say usually printed in bold. The whole christening should only take 20-30 minutes.
Remember that even in summer, churches can be pretty cold so make sure your baby is warmly dressed. It may also be wise to take a spare set of clothes for the baby (and possibly for you, too) in case of accidents.

After the service
You may want a small brunch or lunch after the service. However, if friends and family are coming from far afield, you may want to offer something more substantial. Plan your menu so that most things can be cooked in advance and just heated up at the right time. Or, if you can afford it, caterers, so that you don’t have to worry.

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Philippines wedding planners and wedding reception caterers recommend Clark Philippines as this year’s premier destination for beach weddings and garden receptions. Wedding couples in Philippines no longer prefer traditional indoor venues and hotel ballrooms for wedding receptions in Manila, Angeles City, Subic and Clark Freeport.

Selecting a good and safe event venue in Philippines is not that easy. Many public event venues in resort hotels in Philippines can’t deliver assurances of safety and security. This exposes our corporate and private events to risks that are not acceptable to us as event organizers in Philippines.

This hotel in Angeles Philippines has the perfect ambience for a romantic beach wedding and a garden style wedding reception, exactly the kind of wedding venue we have been looking for to get married in the Philippines. Angeles City is near Clark Philippines and just 90 minutes from Manila.

Garden style wedding reception can take place within a few meters from the beach of this hotel in Clark Philippines so guests and observe the ceremony at the comfort of their seats on the table.

It is important to visitor that the family feels safe in a hotel in Angeles Philippines. That is a main reasons that we choose to stay in this hotel in Clark Pampanga outside of Manila Philippines. Many don’t like the hotels in Subic or some of the hotel in Angeles City Pampanga. This highly recommended hotel in Angeles city Clark Philippines does not make them comfortable and secure.

Traffic along the North Expressway NLEX from Manila to Clark is always light and the new Subic Tarlac Clark Expressway ScTex takes visitors straight into Clark Freeport without going through any towns and cities along the way.

For information as well as assistance with reservations in hotels and resorts in Pampanga, Clark Philippines, click here to contact HotelClarkPhilippines now

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Hotel Clark Philippines
Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,
Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,
Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177

Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 Rea or Chay

http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

Email: Info@ClarkPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines
After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down. Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

YATS Leisure Philippines is a HK-based developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine outlets http://www.YatsLeisure.com

To inquire with the beach resort hotel in Clark Pampanga visit http://www.ClearwaterPhililippines.com