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\"\"Holy Trinity Church is very happy to welcome children into the family of the Church. Your first contact should be with the Priest-in-Charge<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> with whom you would discuss a date and time.<\/p>\n

The clergy are always happy to discuss christenings, which can take place at any age, but are most commonly performed for small children.<\/p>\n

We use the word \u201cbaptism\u201d to describe the christening ceremony. That\u2019s because the service recalls the baptism of Jesus, who himself was plunged into the waters of the River Jordan by his cousin John the Baptist at the start of the years when he began to teach.<\/p>\n

The service will usually take place as part of the regular worship of the church, so it may well be on a Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Before the baptism, there will be a meeting at the family home to go through the service and arrange any last-minute details. After the service, the family is given a baptismal certificate and a candle. The child is then added to the Church\u2019s family list.<\/p>\n

Often, parents choose godparents to share the responsibility for bringing up a child. The traditional number of godparents is three \u2013 two women and a man for a girl, and two men and a woman for a boy. However, that is not a hard and fast rule.<\/p>\n

The important thing is to try to involve people who will have the child\u2019s best interests at heart, ideally someone who can make connections with the local church.<\/p>\n

Baptisms are free, but a donation is usually given to the Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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