Presentation in the Temple commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple in Jerusalem as told in the Bible, Luke 2:21-40.  Parents are called to the altar with their child.  The minister holds the child before the Mighty I AM Presence and before the congregation.

 Baptism is the first sacrament of the Church corresponding to the throat chakra and the blue ray representing the will of God.  Infants or adults are baptized for the sealing of their chakras and dedication to the will of God.  The sacrament is explained more completely in the Baptism Information Booklet.