Personalized Samples

WITNESS PIN PERSONALIZATION

(1) How to Layout the Copy on the Pin

(2) How to Write the Baptized Child’s Name

How to Layout your pin personalization

Some examples of various personalization are below. Feel free to design your layout however you feel best suits the personality of the main participants in the baptism. Pleaste note: we center all text vertically and horizontally so a layout with 3 lines on one side and 2 lines on the other – will still be centered vertically on the ribbon.

Note: Most popular layout. Includes birth and baptized date.

Note: Inclusion of Church name. Sometimes city, state is listed (i.e., Rhodes, Greece)

Note: One godparent listed as “Godmother” (vs Godparent).

Note: Saying of “God Bless” included

Note: Godparents are married

Note: Personalized phrase above child’s name.

Note: Use of word Christened vs Baptized.

** How to List the Baptized child’s name**

The baptized person’s name can be listed in a variety of ways. There is no right or wrong way – it is whatever feels most comfortable to you on how you wish to “present” the child’s name and officially introduce them to the Orthodox faith. For ribbon printing purposes, sometimes length is an issue and one of the names (middle or last for example) is not listed .

For a child being baptized with their first or middle name.

Note: Option 1 is the most popular way to denote the child’s name on a witness pin:

· Option 1: First, Middle & Last Name Example: “Sophia Eleni McAllister”

· Option 2: First & Middle Example: “ Sophia Eleni”

· Option 3 (first name must be baptismal name): First & Last Example: “Sophia McAllister”

For a child being baptized with a baptismal name not part of their legal name:

Note: Option 1 is the most popular way to denote the child’s name on a witness pin:

Example: Child’s legal name: Nikos Apostolos McAllister

Child’s baptized name: Nikodimos

· Option 1: First, Middle, Baptized & Last Name Example: Nikos Apostolos “Nikodimos” McAllister

· Option 2: First, Baptized & Last Name Example: Nikos (Nikodimos) McAllister or Nikos “Nikodimos” McAllister

· Option 3: First, Middle & Baptized. Example: Nikos Apostolos (Nikodimos)

· Option 4: Two lines . Line 1: Full name, Line 2: Baptized Name. Example:

o Line 1: Nikos Apostolos McAllister

o Line 2: Baptized Nikodimos