Baptisms
Are celebrated on
Saturdays at 11:00am and Sundays at 2:00pm
Please contact the Parish Office or the sacristy for a booking form.
Four weeks notice is required.
Infant Baptism
Every child is a blessing and to be celebrated. Each person who joins
our faith community is a great blessing for the whole community, and we
celebrate the parents decision to be a Christian family. At the start
of your child’s Baptism ceremony, you will hear the priest say “The
Christian Community welcomes you with great joy.” This welcome is at the
heart of Baptism.
We hope that the following information on Baptism will help you to
feel involved, supported and welcome as you take this step as a family.
The Sacrament of Baptism
In
the Sacraments we meet Jesus. Sacraments use familiar, everyday things,
(like water, oil, bread, movement) to help us to recognise better the
presence of Jesus. Each day we use words and signs to communicate with
one another. God also communicates with us in the sacraments through
words and signs. Baptism is a Sacrament. The signs used in Baptism are
water, oil, white garment and light.
When someone is baptised, that person is joyfully made a child of God
the Father, a brother or sister of Christ, and a member of the people
of God, the Church.
Registration of Baptism
After the ceremony, the parish priest records the baptism in the
Baptismal Register of the parish. This record includes the full names of
the child, parents and godparents, the child’s date of birth, the date
of the baptism and the name of the officiating priest or deacon. A
Certificate of Baptism can then be issued by the parish as and when
required, (for example, before your child’s wedding).