Baptisms
"We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we bring into his fellowship those who come to him in faith, baptizing them them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
-The Book of Common Prayer, p. 307
Holy Baptism is full entry into the Christian life and faith. In the early church baptism and the rite of confirmation were contained in a single event (it is still practiced this way in Eastern Orthodox Churches). For historical reasons, they were separated into two rites in the Western Latin Church, of which our tradition Anglicanism is a part. Confirmation is normally expected for most active members, but is required only of those seeking ordination. Holy Baptism alone makes you a full member of the church.
Holy Baptism is especially appropriate at the Easter Vigil, on the Day of Pentecost, on All Saints' Day or the Sunday after All Saints' Day, and on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord (the First Sunday after the Epiphany).
If you would like to have your child baptized at Leeds, please email or call us. Our priest will gladly meet with you.
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