Parish Church of All Saints,Trull - Weddings and Baptisms

The birth of a child is an exciting time in the life of any family. Children are a tremendous gift from God and so parents often want to find a way of giving thanks. Parents also have great hopes for their child, which often involves seeing their child grow up in the Christian faith. We are able to offer two services that you may like to choose for you and your child (provided you live in the Parish or worship regularly at All Saints):

Thanksgiving for the gift of a child
A thanksgiving is a short service in which we thank God for the child and pray God’s blessing on them. Parents may choose this service:

In a baptism service, the child is baptised on the understanding that they will be brought up within the Christian faith and that their faith will be nurtured in the home and within a local church congregation. In the service, parents and godparents make declarations and promises about their own faith and about their intention to nurture their child’s faith.

There are a number of simple ways in which parents can begin to nurture their child’s faith. It’s important to start belonging to a local church with groups for children. Parents can start reading Bible stories from a children’s Bible and praying simple prayers with their child, perhaps at bedtime. Parents can also encourage their children by showing them what it means to live as a Christian by their own example.

It’s an exciting new beginning for you and your child and we at All Saints are here to encourage and support you.

Adrian our Rector will be able to talk to you about which of these two services would be better for you and your child, but in the first place please contact the church office on 01823 330812.