The Sacrament of Baptism
Congratulations! You may be looking at this little page of our website because you are celebrating the birth of a new baby and are looking to arrange their baptism.
Baptism is the sacrament where we are born anew into the very life of God, where we are made a Christian, where we are drawn into the family of God and a community of faith. Baptism calls us and anoints us to be like Christ in the way we live, and God’s Holy Spirit empowers us and sends us out to be heralds and proclaimers of the Gospel.
Baptism, like the other sacraments, is not ‘a thing’. It is a personal, loving encounter with the person of Jesus Christ who calls us to share in his life and in his love. In the waters of the font we are born into the family of the Church. God is our loving Father and the Church our loving Mother. Baptism calls us into one family of faith where we are brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you are an adult who would like to be baptised, please see our ‘Becoming Catholic’ page.
If you would like your child to be baptised, please fill in the form below.
Fr Benedict will then get in touch to discuss a date and answer any questions you may have. Fr Benedict will usually get in touch by phone within a week, unless he is away, when it may take a bit longer.
Fr Benedict will also tell you about the baptism preparation course. This is a one-off meeting when all your questions will be answered about baptism.
There is no charge for baptism, but it is customary to give a donation to the priest.
Please note that you may have one or two godparents per child. If two, one must be a man and the other a woman. If you are struggling to find two Catholics, please speak to Fr Benedict as it is possible for the second godparent to be a non-Catholic, as long as they are a baptised Christian.
