Gabe dropped in to visit last night. He told us about Angela’s christening, which is booked for August 11. It’s in the orthodox church and, according to the rules of the church, one of her godparents has to also be of the orthodox religion. That leaves the other person to essentially be whoever they want. Gabe has chosen his sister to be Angela’s godmother, as she is also of the orthodox religion, and he asked Andrew if he would be Angela’s godfather!! Andrew said it was an honour, but he wasn’t religious in any way. Gabe’s reply was that they aren’t a particularly religious family, they don’t go to church often, and the godfather’s role is to help Angela with her spiritial learning, but he said he and Julie interpret that in a modern way which could mean almost anything.  He said he would still like Andrew to be her godfather. So Andrew accepted!  I spoke to Julie today, and her opinion was that it’s more about Andrew’s relationship with Angela and their family more than anything religious.  Either way, I think it’s lovely. 🙂

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