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Dear Parents,
If you are thinking about Baptism for your child, please read our baptism page carefully and should you decide to proceed come to one of the monthly discussion evenings. These are usually held at The Vicarage on the last Friday in each month, except in December (or on Good Friday) at 8.00p.m. Please check with the Parish Office first, where you can aslo obtain directiosn to the vicarage.
(The Vicar’s phone number, should you need it, is (01932) 227184)
A copy of our ‘Baptism of Children’ leaflet can also be found in Church or from the Parish Office.
The form given out at this evening should be returned to the Parish Administrator at the Parish Office to book a date for your child’s Baptism. Details of Baptism services are on our baptism page.
Please note that Baptism dates cannot be booked before the discussion meeting.
There may be occasions when too many parents wish to choose the same date. If so, the Parish Administrator will ask them to consider alternative dates.

Baptisms

Parents, if you are thinking about Baptism for your child, please read our Baptism page carefully and should you decide to proceed then please come to one of the monthly discussion evenings. These are usually held at The Vicarage on the last Friday in each month, except in December (or on Good Friday) at 8.00p.m. Please check with the Parish Office first, where you can aslo obtain directions to the vicarage.

The form given out at this evening should be returned to the Parish Administrator at the Parish Office to book a date for your child’s Baptism. Details of Baptism services are on our Baptism page.

A copy of our ‘Baptism of Children’ leaflet can also be found in Church or from the Parish Office.

Please note that Baptism dates cannot be booked before the discussion meeting.

There may be occasions when too many parents wish to choose the same date. If so, the Parish Administrator will ask them to consider alternative dates.

Confirmation

Please read our Confirmation page carefully to understand what it means to go forward for Confirmation.

People who have been baptised may be confirmed provided they are old enough to renew for themselves the promises made for them at their baptism by their parents and godparents. It is usual for people only to be admitted to Holy Communion once they have made that affirmation of faith and received Confirmation.

Confirmation usually takes place at a service of Holy Communion at which the bishop presides. He will use the opportunity of the sermon to talk to the candidates about the responsibilities of adult Christian life and they will then make their public profession of faith. Any unbaptised candidates are baptised and the bishop prays that the Holy Spirit will come upon those who are to be confirmed.

If you begin to feel you want to be received into the Church, discuss it with the vicar or one of the parish clergy. The parish runs informal courses each year for confirmation candidates, one for adults and one for young people.

Weddings

Please read our Weddings page carefully to understand what it means to get married in Church.

To arrange a wedding at St Mary’s church in Walton please contact the Parish Office.

One of the clergy will make an appointment to see you to discuss your wedding arrangements in detail.

Applications for the calling of Banns for weddings taking place in another parish should be made to the Parish Office.

Funerals

To arrange a Funeral at St Mary’s church in Walton please contact the Parish Office.

One of the clergy will make an appointment to visit you to discuss arrangements.