Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals

Baptisms

Children

Everyone is welcome to have their children christened in their parish church. Our baptisms normally take place at 11:45 am on a Sunday

Please contact the office to arrange a meeting with the vicar to discuss your child's baptism.

Adults

Sometimes, seeing someone else baptised, deciding to have your own child baptised or being asked to be a godparent, can make you to think about your own journey of faith. If you were not baptised as a young child, you may be deciding now as an adult or teenager to make this commitment. Whatever led you to this point, baptism marks the beginning of a journey with God which continues for the rest of our lives.

Weddings

Today more than a quarter of all marriages in England between a man and a woman take place in the traditional setting of a Church of England church. You're welcome to marry in church whatever your beliefs, whether or not you are baptised and whether or not you go to church.

There is usually no problem with you getting married at your local church. If you are unsure if you live in the parish go to A Church Near You and enter your postcode.

However, if you can demonstrate a "connection" with another parish you could get married in that church. You can find these "connection" qualifications on the Church of England website or feel free to contact the office to arrange to talk to the vicar well in advance to discuss the options open to you.

Funerals

A funeral is used to mark the end of a person's life here on earth. Family and friends come together to express grief, give thanks for the life lived and commend the person into God's keeping. These can be a small, quiet ceremony or a large occasion in a packed church.

Please contact the office to arrange to talk to the vicar about the arrangements that can be made for your loved one's funeral.