‘We invite God, our mother and father, all those who love us, seen and unseen, to be with us today. Everything we do today, we offer for our own highest good and for the highest good of all. May this gathering be blessed and guided so that it may be real, loving, powerful and appropriate for all those who are assembled here’.

Here is a new person on the planet. Earth and Sky, Spirit and Matter already know him, accept him, love him and are him. Now it is up to us, his human community, to give him a loving home to rest and belong in, and opportunities to learn and to grow into who he is to become. And so we come here today to name him. A name is a social thing. It gives him a relationship and place among others. We come here today as representatives of all of the people who will ever be a part of his life, to witness his arrival and to let him know that he is truly welcome.

SONG: Twinkle Twinkle Béo star’

*why we chose the name

* reading from the poem Beowulf

Naming ceremony:

* Mike to play solo while Chris brings up oil.

‘We give you the name Béo.

Know yourself and love and respect yourself always (brow)

Let the sacred Love that flows in Light through Life know your name and always watch over you (crown)

Let your heart be open to know and be known by all those on earth who you love and who you are loved by (heart).

Je’anna : We are your parents. We give you this body, this name, this home and this community. We are the ones who are always on your side. i/WE Thank you for letting me be your mother. I am not here to find your way for you, or to keep you from finding it for yourself. I am here to support you as you find your way in the world, whatever way that may be, and to love you unconditionally.
We will love you all of my days, and keep home space for you always safe in my heart. I will be steady and strong for you, soft and kind to you. I call on the spirit of Life that lives in you to smooth your path and bring you delight, and to help us always love the whole of you, however much of a challenge that might be.

Andr’ : My promise is to offer you acceptance, acknowledgment, adventure and accommodation.

To blood family ‘
Do you recognise and accept this child as part of your line
a child of your blood and of your love?
Will you treat this child as one of your dearest, giving him the roots and the home-space he needs in order to know who he is and where he comes from?
YES

To Godparents,
Do you recognize this child as part of your heart family
a child of your spirit and of your love?
Will you make time to be with him so that you and he may get to know and enjoy each other? Will you undertake to help this child find the parts of him that his own parents might forget, to be there for him in need no matter how great, and to love the whole of him, however much of a challenge that might be?
YES

To godbrothers
Will you let your god brother play with you even though he is smaller, help him learn to be a boy, and to play the games you know how to play? Will you keep the secrets that he tells you, love him, and share your toys with him? Will you always make up with him after you have fought, and love him as your little brother, whatever happens?
YES

To honorary uncle and grandma
Do you recognize this child as part of your soul family
a child of your spirit and of your love?
Will you make time to be with him so that you and he may get to know and enjoy each other? Will you always be honest with him so that he may have a true mirror to help him to know himself? Do you agree to hold in confidence that which he confides in you, so that he may have a safe place for his secrets? Will you undertake to remind this child of the depths in him that are not always visible to outside eyes, to his parents, or even to himself, and to love the whole of him, however much of a challenge that might be? Will you treat this child as one of your dearest and help him find both the world out there and the soul inside, that he may know where he is going?
YES

To ‘teachers’ ‘ cajun and John
Do you accept this child as a learner whose path walks at times close to your own? Do you agree to give him the benefit of your learning, and to actively take him aside at those times when your heart moves you, to offer him the gifts that only you can give him? Do you agree to hold in confidence that which he confides in you, so that he may have a safe place for his secrets? Will you always be honest with him so that he may have a true mirror to help him to know himself? Will you give him both the challenge and the support he needs in order to flourish and grow? Will you treat this child as one of your dearest and help him find both the world out there and the soul inside, that he may know where he is going?
YES

To everyone
standing here, each of us has a gift to give this child. Do we say to Béo that we will gladly give him all the gifts we have for him, now and in the future, the gifts we have that challenge him as well as those which bring him laughter and joy?
YES

Thank you Béo for blessing us all by coming to be with us. Thank you Béo. We are so happy that you are here. You are welcome! You are welcome. You are welcome.

PRAYER: Sacred Spirit of Light and Life who manifests through this new person Béo
shine strong in him
that his heart may be always open
and that Love may always flow to and through him
Bless this new family that we are
and light the path as we find our way forward
Hold us in your Heart and help us to keep our balance and to know Love more fully, as we grow into this new life together
We call on, open to,and accept the gifts of Love, support and wisdom
We give thanks for all we recieve
and most of all, we give thanks for this HUGE blessing in such a tiny package!

Sing ‘happy name day to you’.

Invite everyone to put in blessings to time capsule. (to be opened on his 18th birthday)