{"id":444,"date":"2024-07-25T13:36:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightwatersbenefice.org.uk\/all-hallows\/?post_type=life-event&#038;p=444"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:12:34","slug":"baptisms-and-christenings","status":"publish","type":"life-event","link":"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/life-event\/baptisms-and-christenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptisms and Christenings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To baptize young children is to welcome them into the community of faith and to vow to raise them accordingly. Parents and godparents vow to \u201csee that this child is taught, as soon as he is able to learn, the meaning of these vows, and of the Faith that you will profess as revealed in the Holy Scriptures\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are never too old to take this step as an adult either, and being baptised as an adult is a wonderful experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbf6a92126542da8df12484cce8c6ce1\">Church of England Baptisms and Christenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Church of England website has a comprehensive guide with all you need to know about choosing, planning and going to a Church of England Baptism or Christening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/life-events\/adult-baptism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Baptisms<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/life-events\/christenings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Christenings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make an enquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in holding a baptism or Christening at St Mary&#8217;s, please enquire below and we will get back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/life-events\/life-event-enquiry\/\">Enquire<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":978,"template":"","class_list":["post-444","life-event","type-life-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Baptisms and Christenings - St Mary&#039;s, Overton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A lively, vibrant Anglican church for the whole village of Overton. 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