Baptism

Baptism is the way we join the Christian family and recognise that God is in control of our lives.

In the Church of England we baptise infants, children or adults - it does not matter about your age when you are baptised. If a child is too young to know what is going on, then the parents and Godparents make promises on the child's behalf to bring the infant up as a Christian.

If you are interested in Baptism for yourself or your child a telephone call to the office (B. 664338) will give you more details and a family visitor will arrange to visit you at home. Baptisms are usually held at 12 noon, on the first and third Sunday of the month.

We also ask families to join us on a Sunday afternoon sometime before the baptism when parents, children and godparents can see the promises and commitments they are making.

If you would like to know more about baptism please contact the Cornerstone office.

Thanksgiving for the gift of a child

A Thanksgiving service allows families to thank God for the gift of a child. In the service we give the child his or her name and ask God's blessing on the child. Parents choose special  friends to support them, and during the service the supporting friends promise to do all they can to help and encourage the parents and child.

If you would like to know more about services of Thanksgiving please contact the Cornerstone office.

Confirmation

If we want to take on the promises made for us by our Godparents, Confirmation is the next step. You can be confirmed at any age after about 11 or 12 years. Normally you will attend a series of group meetings at which we explore and discuss the Christian faith, and what it means to be a Christian. These groups come together when there is a demand.

Contact Cornerstone for more detail.