At St Mary’s we love to rejoice in the gift of new life and to help families celebrate the arrival of their children. To do this we offer families a ‘Thanksgiving Service’ where parents can name their children and thank God for their life.
If you are interested in this, do come along to a church service and introduce yourselves to us. We can then begin to guide you in this process. We especially suggest the Café Church all-age service in the Lighthouse opposite church from 10.15 on the first Sunday of the month.
If later the family wish for a child to be baptised, then they should be regular in worship in the church and attend a Baptism Preparation course. This is normally six sessions at a time to suit participants. We explore the meaning and hope of the Christian faith, why baptism is so significant to Christians and the contents of the Baptism Service.
There is more information about Church of England Christenings here.