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Baptism
or Christening
Baptism
is the most important of all the Sacraments.
It is in Baptism that a person is joined
to Christ and is born again
by water and the Holy Spirit.
This
may sound like strange and
unfamiliar language, but don't worry,
it is what God does for you more than
what we can understand with our minds
which is the key to Baptism.
Baptism
or Christening is one of those
things that Jesus told us to do.
We are made by adoption children of God
and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven
when our earthly life is over.
What's
the difference between Baptism
and a naming ceremony at a Town Hall?
Well
precisely for the reasons outlined above.
You already named your baby when you registered him/her
at birth.
At Baptism
the child or adult is addressed by that name and given all
the grace and privileges of a child of God.
No human being at a naming ceremony can do this.
There
are no fees for Baptism, the only requirement is that you
live in the parish of Saltdean.
If you live outside the parish we can still Baptise, but
you will need the permission of the Vicar of the parish
where you live.
In the
first instance
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