First step

Meet with priest or representative

Please 'click' here to fill out an enquiry form

Once we have received your enquiry, we will be in touch to arrange a time when we can meet with you and your child/children. It is our custom to come to your home, as we understand the challenges of having a very young child or toddler. Just let us know if you wish to meet us at the church.

We will then meet with you, to fill out all of the necessary details. It is beneficial if you can have, at this stage, chosen Godparents/Sponsors and have their details at hand (name, baptised/confirmed etc). It is a requirement that at least one parent has been baptised, and one Godparent has been baptised.

We welcome Sponsors of any faith or none. They must have a keen interest in the welfare of the child and be well known to you and your partner. They also must be willing to assist and encourage the child in their walk in the Chrisitan faith.

We can always arrange for you and the chosen Sponsors to be baptised as well. Please go to the Adult Baptism page for more information.

Second step

Meet with priest and Godparents/Sponsors

We then arrange a time to meet together, with the Godparents/Sponsors.

At this meeting, we walk through the Baptism Service booklet, with an explanation of what baptism is and why we say the words we do.

If any of the adults is FiFo, or lives overseas, we can arrange to meet via an online video call. We ask for you to coordinate this meeting, as you know the parties involved.

We are happy to have them join us in the baptism service online if they cannot be present, but it, of course, is desirable that they be physically present on the day.

The Day

We hold our baptisms at our 9am Holy Communion Service. Unless there are special circumstances, which will be taken into account, we require this as the child is welcomed into our Church Community. Baptism is a public event, so anyone is welcome to come. Friends, family, colleagues, anyone and everyone is most welcome.

We ask you to provide a candle. This maybe a gift from you, grandparents, friends, family, Godparents/Sponsors, rather than using one of ours. This makes it more personal. You can choose to decorate it yourself, or buy one already decorated. Please make sure that the decorations are safe, and not likely to catch fire on the day.