Christenings
Congratulations on the birth of your child! It may be that this is not the case as anyone at any age can seek to be christened. However, when a new life enters our world we often feel like we want a proper way to mark it, and a christening is the way that our ancestors have done this in our churches, our community buildings. Anyone can get in touch with us to find out about a christening, parents don’t even have to have been christened themselves, although Godparents do and should have made an adult affirmation of their Christian faith. If you’ve just had a child, he or she is precious to you, but they are also precious to God! You will want the very best for them, so will God. Therefore, you will want them to make the right choices in life, for themselves and for others. A christening is not only a great way to mark the beginning of someone’s life, it is a start of a shared journey with your child and your most-trusted Christian friends, where you:
This is why being a Godparent a such a commitment and one where you will give a lot of thought. It is also why a Godparent needs to be a Christian, where they have already asked these bigger questions for themselves and are used to praying, so that they are in a good position to help your child when they turn to their Godparents. If you know of someone who would be a great Godparent but they are not yet baptised themselves, then we would be very happy to guide them so that they can be baptised and then become a Godparent to your child. Every child should have at least three Godparents, two of the same gender and one of the opposite gender to your child, and parents may be Godparents too. However, these numbers are not fixed in law so please do speak to us if you have any questions about this. Thanksgiving Service:
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