{"id":446,"date":"2024-07-25T13:37:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightwatersbenefice.org.uk\/all-hallows\/?post_type=life-event&#038;p=446"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:24:56","slug":"confirmations","status":"publish","type":"life-event","link":"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/life-event\/confirmations\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Confirmation is for those who wish to confirm their promises made for them when they were baptised. 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