Baptism

"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!" Matthew 7:9-11 (NIV)


Children are precious to God and we are so pleased you are thinking of having your childbaptism baptised.

When your child is baptised, you are making a promise to bring them up knowing that God loves them as part of His Christian family - the Church.

At the heart of the baptism service your child will be welcomed into God's family, you will be asked to bring your child to the front of the Church. We then give thanks for their new life, dedicate them to the worship and service of God, and pray that God will bless them and give them the gifts of faith, eternal life and the Holy Spirit.

You will also be asked to publicly affirm your faith by making the following declarations:

·      Do you believe and trust in God the Father, source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist?

·      Do you believe and trust in God the Son, who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?

·      Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit, who gives life to the people of God and makes Christ known in the world?

The Priest will make a sign of the cross on your child's forehead as a reminder of the way of salvation and of our call to follow Christ.

The Process

You will be invited to:

·      Attend a baptism introduction evening with a member of the Clergy.

·      Read our baptism introduction pack, fill in a form and return it to the Parish Office.

·      Arrange a date and time for the baptism service.

·      Have a visit in your home from the member of the Clergy who will be conducting the             baptism service, before the baptism takes place to run through the details.

If you were not baptised as a child, but have come to a deeper faith, baptism is a mark of having responded to the invitation of the love of God into a personal relationship with Him and signifies a personal commitment to try to follow the way of Jesus faithfully in this world.

If you would like your child to be baptised, or would like more information about baptism, contact the Parish Office