Christening - is baptism prep essential??
Hi Ladies,
I have booked lo's christening for October but the vicar has asked/stated that we must go to a baptism preparation course. Did any of you who have had your lo's christened have to do this? Is it essential? The thing is, we are having him christened at the church we got married in, which is where my parents live (over an hour away), the vicar asked us to see if there was a prep class locally, which there isnt, so has booked us in for one that she runs. As its mid week, it is going to be an inconvenience to try and get there and back, and then there is lo to consider - we would have to stay at my parents and ask them to babysit, but my inlaws are due down the same day!!! Oh its so complicated!
Did anyone else have this mentioned to them?
Thanks in advance
Becky x
I have booked lo's christening for October but the vicar has asked/stated that we must go to a baptism preparation course. Did any of you who have had your lo's christened have to do this? Is it essential? The thing is, we are having him christened at the church we got married in, which is where my parents live (over an hour away), the vicar asked us to see if there was a prep class locally, which there isnt, so has booked us in for one that she runs. As its mid week, it is going to be an inconvenience to try and get there and back, and then there is lo to consider - we would have to stay at my parents and ask them to babysit, but my inlaws are due down the same day!!! Oh its so complicated!
Did anyone else have this mentioned to them?
Thanks in advance
Becky x
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Could you possibly explain your difficulties in gettin there etc, and perhaps jst go and have a chat with him or somethin?
xxx
We had Kitty christened on sunday and no such thing was even mentioned to us! I didn't even know they did them! I guess our vicar is a little laid back.
Jx
We had Kitty christened on sunday and no such thing was even mentioned to us! I didn't even know they did them! I guess our vicar is a little laid back.
Jx
apparently not.
My family and friends have already met my baby - hence there being no need for a "party to introduce him" . Oh. and I don't need the lecture thank you very much, I understand exactly what baptism is - I posted on here for the aforementioned reason.
I appreciate your concern though Calleigh.
I think it's right for the church to do these things. Some parents just want their children christened and don't even think of the meaning, they just want to say they've had their lo christened.
Same when we got married in church. We attended prep classes of a period of weeks and attended churches where our banns were read.
i do find it starnge that you lo is not getting baptised in the church you go to every week. my preist would be tut at that!
It just strikes me odd how some parishes hold these classes and others don't - such as my own local one!
i dont go to church unless it is christmas or sometimes easter but mainly i go to weddings and christenings . god doesnt insist we go to church !!! we can have our own beliefs and faith but no one insists we go to church . I am glad there are teachers like yourselves to teach my child about this subject becouse it is unlikely i will be going to church every week unless she asks me to take her it doesnt change the way i feel about my religeon though x
We had an hours meet up with the Rector a few days before the baptism with my first lo to talk about it and generally chat to be honest! At the moment the plans for my second los baptism have all been done via e-mail to the Rector or through my Mum.
I am fully aware of what a baptism is all about having been baptised myself and later confirmed. I had a few meetings with the Rector before we got married which I found useful but I don't really see what I would get from baptism classes. Our Rector does request that you should be baptised yourself and that all the godparents should be baptised which I understand.
I am C&E so I guess our church is probably more relaxed than others, people go to Church for a whole number of reasons and I don't see the harm in any of them personally. x