Baptism of Children:
Baptism (also called Christening) is a public declaration that your child has become part of the church family we shall be very proud and happy to give your child a loving welcome as a new Christian.
In baptism, parents are: thanking God for his 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.
During the service, the priest will make sure you know where to sit and when you need to move. Some parts of the service will be for the whole congregation to join, some will be for you and the godparents.
The role of godparents
Godparents and parents make the same promises on behalf of the child being baptised. Godparents promise to pray for and support the child and to help the parents to bring up the child in the Christian faith. It is an important and responsible role.