Baptism Resources
| Baptism Leaflet 2010.pdf |
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What is baptism?
In baptism, you as parents are: thanking God for his gift of life, making a decision to start your child on the journey of faith and asking for the Church's support.
For your child, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from all that is evil, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family.
Baptism is a 'sacrament' a visible sign of God's love. In baptism, we are thanking God for his gift of life and publicly acknowledging his love. We are acknowledging that we all need to turn away from selfishness and evil and to accept God’s offer of a new start.
The Church of England has two authorized Baptism services. One is taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and is in 17th century English.Most baptisms use a service in contemporary English, taken from Common Worship (2000).
To read the text of the Common Worship service.
For your child, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from all that is evil, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family.
Baptism is a 'sacrament' a visible sign of God's love. In baptism, we are thanking God for his gift of life and publicly acknowledging his love. We are acknowledging that we all need to turn away from selfishness and evil and to accept God’s offer of a new start.
The Church of England has two authorized Baptism services. One is taken from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and is in 17th century English.Most baptisms use a service in contemporary English, taken from Common Worship (2000).
To read the text of the Common Worship service.