Thanksgiving and Baptism for infants

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If you have a new baby in your household, many congratulations! Whether it's your first or your third, this will be a very busy, exciting and tiring time for you! However, it is also a time when many parents want to give thanks to God for the arrival of their child, marking that occasion in a special way with family and friends. We offer two ways of doing this:

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• A Baptism Service - for practising Christians, where parents and godparents make vows on behalf of their children, which include promising to bring them up in the Christian faith.

• A Thanksgiving Service - a special opportunity to thank God for the gift of your child which does not include the promises of baptism but includes a public commitment to love and care for your child.

 

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Baptism for adults and older children

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We rejoice in the power of the Good News of Jesus to transform lives at all ages and stages. Those who weren't baptised as infants but meet Christ in later life will soon want to follow Christ's command to be baptised. This may involve a simple baptism at the font, a baptism by the bishop followed by Confirmation, or even a baptism by full immersion! Whatever the case, we're delighted to hear that people want to follow Jesus and would be very glad to talk to you about baptism (and your parents, if you're under 18). 

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