Baptisms
Resources
Articles
Occasions for follow up
Explore the thinking
Ideas
- A creative idea for involving everyone at the service using paper plates
- Reading out information on the candidate at a baptism
- Using scallop shells to talk about pilgrimage
- Using Jelly Babies to speak about different roles in the family of God
- Using a rucksack and footprints to help speak of the journey of faith
- Encouraging people to remember their own baptismal promises
- ‘Refresh’: a way of inviting families back to church
- Baptism Prayer Board
- Personalised Baptism Candles
- New website to help families develop their children’s faith
- Inviting families to an afternoon tea
- Using embroidered towels instead of lavabo towels
- Footprint book of prayers
- Encourage parents and godparents to choose the Bible verse
- Praying at Christenings: Ideas to involve the family and friends
- Baptism sermon idea using a ‘million pound cheque’
- Baptism Doves
- Preparation for Baptism Breakfast
- Creating a Baptism Box
- Baptism Bears
- Using Baptism Bears to reconnect to families
- Baby socks and shoes
- Praying using baby’s socks
- Using the film ‘The Lion King’ as a prop
- A baptism shawl as a symbol
- Keeping in touch with families and godparents by email
Godparents
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Prayers for families with children prior to baptism and on other occasions
Prayers