Years of tradition has meant that Saint Mary’s has conducted almost ten thousand baptisms since 1863. Our registers contain the records of many generations of the same family being admitted into the Church in this beautiful place.
Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body, the Church. The bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble—it is unbreakable.
Baptism is usually administered within the Eucharist as this enables a large part of the congregation to witness the admission of the newly-baptised into Christ’s Church and to welcome them. It also serves to remind the rest of the Community of the profession of faith made in their own baptism. The font is the birthplace of the Church.
Baptisms are usually administered during the Eucharist at 10.00am on the Sundays or during the evening service at 5.30 pm on Saturdays. More details are provided on the Baptism Application page in the pdf which you can download and complete.
In the event that you require a copy of Baptism details from the Saint Mary’s Baptism Register you can provide details on the Records Search page.