If you require more detailed information about Christian initiation and baptism as an adult, please ask the Vicar.
What is baptism?
In baptism, you as parents are: thanking God for his or her gift of life, deciding 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 the darkness of self-centredness, 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 the darkness of evil and to make a new start with God.
Baptism at Wentworth and Harley
At Wentworth and Harley, we welcome anybody with a Wentworth or Harley Church connection. This connection can be that their home is within the Parish (Wentworth, Harley, Hoober or Nether Haugh)
Or
The child’s parents were married at Wentworth Church.
(They may have other connections with the Church that can be considered, by the Vicar).
At Wentworth, baptism will generally take place on the last Sunday in each month at 12-30.
Baptism at Harley will normally be on the 1st Sunday in each month at the 9-30 family service.
It is normal for parents to have the support of Godparents. Traditionally this is 3 Godparents, with two of the same sex as the child being baptised. We would be happy if you were to invite more, but all Godparents must themselves be baptised. However the child’s parents do not need to be baptised.
Baptism Co-ordinator – Christine Clapham 01226 744084
