Baptism or Christening? The same thing by different names!
In baptism, you as parents are thanking God for his gift of life, making a decision to start your child on the journey of faith and asking for the Church's support.For your child, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from all that is evil, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family. Baptism is a 'sacrament' a visible sign of God's love. In baptism, we are thanking God for his gift of life and publicly acknowledging his love. We are acknowledging that we all need to turn away from selfishness and evil and to accept God’s offer of a new start. You can download a copy of the service we use below.
Normally, we only conduct Baptisms for people who live in the Parish of Wistaston (which includes Willaston).
[Click here to check whether you live in the parish, enter your post code, click the search arrow, and in the box on the left look for 'This is the parish Church' underneath the church details. The results are ranked by geographical closeness to you, so you parish church is not not always the top in the search.]
The reason for this is that we feel that ongoing Pastoral Care is best done through the Parish in which you live. Please note that when we say Parish we mean the Ecclesiastical Parish and not the Civic Parish as the borders differ. However, we will consider Baptisms requests from people who have a family or pastoral connection to the Parish of Wistaston & Willaston.
Normally, we only conduct Baptisms for people who live in the Parish of Wistaston (which includes Willaston).
[Click here to check whether you live in the parish, enter your post code, click the search arrow, and in the box on the left look for 'This is the parish Church' underneath the church details. The results are ranked by geographical closeness to you, so you parish church is not not always the top in the search.]
The reason for this is that we feel that ongoing Pastoral Care is best done through the Parish in which you live. Please note that when we say Parish we mean the Ecclesiastical Parish and not the Civic Parish as the borders differ. However, we will consider Baptisms requests from people who have a family or pastoral connection to the Parish of Wistaston & Willaston.
How to book a Baptism
The Application below must be completed by a person who has the legal parental responsibility for the child named on it. If another person(s) share that legal parental responsibility with you, who is not your spouse/partner named on the application, you must declare this on the application. If this is the case, we will require their permission before the Baptism can take place.
We usually conduct Baptisms on a Sunday at either 10:40am or 12:30pm - please see the details on the Booking Form below for specific available dates and times.
We give priority for booking to those who live in the Parish of Wistaston & Willaston. We recommend that you check whether you live in the Parish by clicking here achurchnearyou.com and check with your Post Code. Once entered it will tell you on the left which is your Parish Church (look for the one that states 'This is the Parish Church'). We will consider requests from those who live in another Parish who have a family or pastoral connection with the Parish which can be explained later on the form.
If you are not ready to book, but wish to make an enquiry please email the Church Office (or if you prefer call on 01270 567119) and we will get back to you.
We usually conduct Baptisms on a Sunday at either 10:40am or 12:30pm - please see the details on the Booking Form below for specific available dates and times.
We give priority for booking to those who live in the Parish of Wistaston & Willaston. We recommend that you check whether you live in the Parish by clicking here achurchnearyou.com and check with your Post Code. Once entered it will tell you on the left which is your Parish Church (look for the one that states 'This is the Parish Church'). We will consider requests from those who live in another Parish who have a family or pastoral connection with the Parish which can be explained later on the form.
If you are not ready to book, but wish to make an enquiry please email the Church Office (or if you prefer call on 01270 567119) and we will get back to you.
Baptism Application Form
This application MUST be completed by a person with Legal Parental Responsibility for the child named on it.
This application MUST be completed by a person with Legal Parental Responsibility for the child named on it.