Baptism

Within the Church of Scotland a number of special services are available to celebrate the days of new beginnings on our faith journey.

As has been the practice from the early days of the Christian church a service of baptism is offered at which either an individual, or parents of younger children publicly affirm the faith they or their children are to be baptised into.

Thereafter, before the gathered congregation, the Minister will baptise with water and then welcome the individual into the life of the congregation.

In the life of our congregation we follow the practice and tradition of the Church of Scotland in that, where it is a child who is being baptised, at least one of the parents must be a member of the church.

Thanksgiving and Blessing

Should it be that neither of the parents are members nor have a desire to come into membership of the church an alternative service is offered called a ‘Thanksgiving & Blessing’ ceremony. In this special celebration of the life of a child, the family gather during one of our Sunday morning services and a special prayer of thanksgiving is offered for the child followed by a blessing.

Through this service the family are able to express to God their thanks and wonder at the gift of a new life and receive God’s blessing upon them. No vows or promises need be made by the parents, and should it be that at a later date they or their family wish to develop their faith journey by becoming part of the church family then baptism would be an option then.

 

The way to discover which of these options would best suit you or your family is to contact the minister, either by email: info@stirlingnorth.org or tel: 01786 463376,  and he will be more than happy to meet with you to explore the best way ahead.