Seattle Catholics to be focal point of NBC's Easter broadcast

Published: 2007-03-27

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- An NBC Easter special, "Come to the Water: The Adult Journey to Baptism," will focus on Catholics in the Archdiocese of Seattle who recently joined the church. The program, produced for the U.S. bishops' Catholic Communication Campaign, will air on Easter, April 8. Because NBC affiliates can show the program at their discretion, viewers should consult the CCC's Web site, www.usccb.org/ccc, for information about airdates and times for their city or call their local NBC affiliate to ask about plans to air the special. "Come to the Water" follows a group of Catholics through the yearlong Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process of adult education and initiation, which culminates with their baptism at the Easter Vigil. The program was filmed on location in the Pacific Northwest and at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, the site of the Easter Vigil. Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett of Seattle, who celebrated the Easter Vigil shown in "Come to the Water," said emotions are intense as each new Catholic enters the baptistery for baptism by immersion.

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