Baptism of Children

We’re delighted you’re thinking of baptism for your child. Your child is precious to you and precious to God. At baptism you promise to raise your child to know God loves them, and to help them to follow Jesus as a member of the Church.

In baptism, you as parents are: thanking God for his gift of life, making a decision to start your child on the journey of faith and asking for the Church's support.

For your child, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from all that is evil, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family.

Baptism is a 'sacrament' a visible sign of God's love. In baptism, we are thanking God for his gift of life and publicly acknowledging his love. We are acknowledging that we all need to turn away from selfishness and evil and to accept God’s offer of a new start.

When you bring your child for baptism, you will be asked to declare publicly on behalf of your child that you believe in God and that you will bring your child up to follow Jesus.

You will be asked to answer, on your child's behalf, that you have decided to turn away from everything which is evil or sinful and instead to turn towards Christ.

The declarations made by you and the child's godparents will be made in front of the church congregation; the local Christian community will promise to support you and pray for you and your child.

Baptism of Adults

Baptism for Adults is a mature decision of Faith. All the hallmarks of the sacrament are present, as in child baptism, but the candidate responds in faith for themselves. Usually Adult baptisms are performed at Easter after a period of preparation during Lent.

Baptisms at St. George’s are done in the context of regular worship and are scheduled at appropriate times of the Church Year. Please contact the clergy directly for more information or to schedule a baptism. The clergy will guide you through the process and requirements.

Clergy Contacts:

Rev. Ralph Blackman (rector@saintgeorge.ca)

Rev. Canon Jean Mitchell (priestassistant@saintgeorge.ca)

More information on baptism and what it means can be found on the Church of England website:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/baptismconfirm/baptism1.html