Baptism

We are in the process of updating this page. Policy of Admission to Baptism

We have an open baptism policy. This means that we will baptise the children of anyone who lives within the parish boundary, whether they attend church regularly or not. We would of course like to know you a bit when we arrange a baptism, and as baptism is about entering the church we believe it is helpful for you if you do come to some of our services and get to know the ‘family' your child is entering in baptism. If you do not know whether you live within the parish you may use this search. Deanery Streets

Only families who regularly attend worship here will be offered baptism during the 10.30am Eucharist.
Other families living within the parish will be offered an afternoon baptism.
Families who live outside the parish who do not attend the eucharist can still apply for a baptism but will be asked to attend for a short time first.

Godparents It is usual to have three godparents, two of the same sex as the child and one of the opposite sex, but to have one godfather and one godmother is sufficient.
Parents may be godparents to their own children, provided that the child has at least one other godparent. Church law requires that godparents should be baptised and confirmed, but the requirement of confirmation can be relaxed in certain cases.

Timing of Services
Baptisms within the 10.30am Eucharist will take place on the first Sunday of January, March, May, July and September; there may also be a baptism at a 10.30am Eucharist in November, but it will happen later in the month because All Saints / All Souls occur at the beginning of November. There may be a baptism at the main Eucharist on Easter Day.
Baptisms during the afternoon will be held at 3.30pm, once a month, on the last Sunday of each month. In exceptional circumstances other arrangements may be possible.
If your baptism happens in the afternoon then you will be asked to attend the next Sunday morning baptism so that your child/ren can be properly welcomed by the whole church and receive their baptism certificate.