Disposable/Reuseable Baptismal Garment

Abstract

This garment is for wear by males and females alike during water baptism by immersion. The garment is a white, one-piece garment which is put on by slipping it over the wearer's head and putting the arms through the short sleeves. The garment has four openings—one each for the head, torso and each arm. Each opening is reinforced by seam binding in order to retard any stretching or tearing.

1 . I claim that this garment has been made of a fabric that addresses all of the aforementioned issues excellently (even down to its white color, which is preferred during baptism as it represents the purity and cleanness of heart and soul with which the candidate will emerge after baptism), to the point that it solves all of these age-old concerns: The size of the garment also meets the need of churches to be able to use a one-size-fits-most garment for baptism in that during a time of baptizing several people during one service, there is the ease of simply taking the first garment of a group and knowing that, regardless of whom it is handed to, it will fit and fully address any modesty concerns, which saves time and makes the experience much more seamless for the candidates as well as the baptismal attendants.