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Community

Read about some of the ways we can help you,in times of joy and in time of sadness.

 

Baptisms

Here are details of baptismal and thanksgiving services.

 

Bereavement

Find help coping with the loss of a loved one.

 

Find Help

In need of help? The church may be able to help you.

 

Prayer Ministry

There are many opportunities to receive prayer or to pray for others.

 

Weddings

Organising the special day, here is information for those who would like a church wedding.

 

Parish Records

Here are details for those interested in the records we hold of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

Thanksgiving Service

Children are a gift from God. Many parents want a way of expressing their thanks to him for this precious gift – while at the same time celebrating and rejoicing with family and friends.

The Church of England offers a special service for this, called ‘Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child’.

 

This service includes:

• thanking God for the child
• praying for God’s blessing for the child
• presenting the child with a Gospel or Bible
• praying for the parents, and their friends and family
• recognising other people who will be important in bringing up the child.

Thanksgiving services may take place either within a main morning service on a designated Sunday, or by arrangement at another time such as on a Sunday afternoon.

 

Baptism

For the children of committed Christians, there is also a service of baptism. This service includes:

• thanking God for the child;
• praying for the child and parents;
• the parents making a statement of their belief in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and their

acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord;
• the parents making promises to pray for their child, to instruct him (or her) in the Christian faith,

and to bring him up within the local church congregation;
• baptising the child with water, signifying the start of new life with Christ;
• welcoming the child into the family of the church.

Baptism takes place within a main morning service on a designated Sunday. Baptism services follow a preparation course with teaching on the Christian faith, for the parents and for any godparents who are able to attend, usually over two evenings.

If you wish to ask for a Thanksgiving Service or Baptism, please contact one of the clergy.

Baptisms