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| Baptism and Confirmation | |
| Wanting the Best We sincerely believe that to bring up your child as a Church-going Christian is the best possible preparation for life in today's world. We are delighted when we are asked to administer the sacrament of Baptism (sometimes called a Christening) but we find that many people do not really understand this and it is important that careful preparation is made.
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| What is Baptism?
Baptism is a sign or symbol (called a Sacrament) of an agreement made between God and the family. There are two sides to this agreement: 1. God promises to enter your life, cleansing and forgiving, and living with you by his Holy 2. Parents and God-parents promise to give your child a Christian up-bringing within the God-parents God-parents make these promises on behalf of the child being baptised and therefore people taking on this important rôle must be practicing Christians themselves. The Church of England expects all God-parents to be baptised and confirmed members of the Church, but it is possible for someone who is not yet confirmed to be a God-parent. Traditionally, a boy has two God-fathers and a God-mother, and a girl, two God-mothers and a God-father.
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