St Chad’s, Twickenham Drive, Leasowe, Wirral. CH46 1RJ
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Baptism or Christening?
The same thing by a different name!!
We tend to refer to them as Baptisms. Baptisms are generally
conducted at 11:30 am
of a Sunday -
This service is a dedicated Baptism Service and lasts for
approximately 30 minutes.
What is baptism?
In baptism, you as 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-
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.
Making decisions and promises
When you bring your child for baptism, you will be asked to declare publicly on behalf of your child that you believe in God and that you will bring your child up to follow Jesus.
You will be asked to answer, on your child's behalf, that you have decided to turn away from everything which is evil or sinful and to turn instead towards Christ.
A Thanksgiving Service
If you do not feel that you are ready to commit to baptism on behalf of your child please ask us about a Thanksgiving Service. In this service, you thank God for the gift of your child and the child is blessed. You do not make the same promises as in the Baptism service. If you choose to have a Thanksgiving, you may also have a Baptism service for your child at a later date.
Baptism at St. Chad’s
Baptisms are generally conducted at 11:30 am -
Of course please do not hesitate to call at any of services if you wish to discuss this any further.
Baptism Dates for 2008
27th January 24th February 30th March
27th April 25th May 22nd June
27th July 7th September 5th October
2nd November