1st of seven sacred sacraments that Anglicans undergo

2. BAPTISM IS AN
INTIATION RITE
BAPTISM IS
DONE WITH…….

4.  Baptism is to be understood not merely as a
rite of a moment but as the principle of a
lifetime
 just as ordinary life involves birth and
growth, so our birth and growth as Christians
is an ongoing development towards maturity.

5.  Administration of baptism is once for all like
birth and death.
 Christ died once and Christians are baptized
once, either as infants or as adults.

6.  Today many were not baptized on infancy,
who come to faith as adults and then seek
baptism.
 It is likely that from the earliest times
Christian parents brought their children to be
baptised, and in time this became the
general practice

8.  We are born into human family and those
who are baptised are brought into the family
of God, the Church.
 “By one Spirit we were all baptized into one
body”

9.  Fill thw font with water beforehand or
alternatively have a jug with water and
priest pours into font when blessed.

10.  Towel should be put ready on a small table
near the font

11.  INTRODUCTION
 RENOUNCIATION
 BLESSING OF THE WATER
 ALLEGIANCE
 BAPTISM
 WELCOME

12. LETS
LOOK IN
THE APB
PG. 380

13.  WHEN ONE HAS BEEN VALIDLY
BAPTIZED – WITH WATER AND “IN
THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF
THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT”

14.  IT IS ADMINISTERED TO ANYONE IN
DANGER OF DYING UNBAPTIZED,
PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF AN
ADULT THERE IS EVIDENCE TO
SHOW THAT THEY ARE DESIROUS
OF IT

15.  IF PERSON LIVES THEY SHALL COME TO
CHURCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO
BE RECEIVED INTO THE CONGREGATION,
AFTER APPROPRIATE PREPARATION.

17.  THE EASTER VIGIL, SET IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE LENTEN PREPARATION, IS AN IDEAL
OCCASION FPR THE RENEWAL OF THE
PROMISES.
 OTHER REASONS COULD ARISE LIKE AT THE
TIME OF A PARISH MISSION.

18.  FROM TIME TO TIME PEOPLE NEED TO RE-
DEDICATE THEMSELVES.
 SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK TO BE BAPTIZED
AGAIN AS AN EXPRESSION OF THIS DESIRE…
SUCH A REQUEST SHOWS MISUNDERSTANDING
ABOUT BAPTISM.

19.  IT IS NOT THAT BAPTISM NEEDS TO BE
REPEATED, BUT THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO
THE BAPTISMAL PROMISES NEEDS TO BE
RENEWED.

21.  Who can be sponsors or godparents?
 Godparents or sponsors do not need to be
Anglican, but must be baptised themselves, and
should be practicing Christians who are
worshipping members of a church. In order to
exercise their responsibilities effectively,
sponsors need a mature understanding of the
way of Christ, and it is desirable that they too
participate in the baptism preparation program.
Parents may also wish to have other friends and
family members join alongside the sponsors in
committing themselves to the spiritual
development and wellbeing of their children.

22. What is the difference between a baptism
and a christening?
 The words baptism and christening are
interchangeable and there is no difference
between being baptised or christened. The
word ‘baptism’ comes from the Greek verb
to submerge, focusing on the physical action
of immersing candidates in the baptismal
waters. On the other hand, to ‘christen’
emphasises the idea that in baptism we are
made one with Jesus, the Christ

23.  Do we need to attend Church before the
baptism service?
 Baptism marks entry into the Christian
community and it is appropriate that parents
bring their children to Church before and
after their initiation into the life of Jesus.

25.  WHY DO WE GET BAPTISED?
 TO BE WELCOMED IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
 WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO BE BAPTISED?
 HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO BE
BAPTISED?