Childrens Services

Special Services for Special Times in our lives

The Church of England has two special services for children: Thanksgiving and Baptism. Holy Trinity offers both of these for everyone if they live in Sunningdale parish, plus an extra one, called a Naming Ceremony.

Naming Ceremony takes place in your home - often on a Saturday tea-time - and is a place to explore why names are important both to god and to us. We leave you with a little present to play with!

Thanksgiving allows you to come to church with your child(ren) and thank God for their safe arrival. Many parents find this a very moving experience – since childbirth (even in the age of hi-tech and medical advances) is still a wonderful, scary and miraculous thing.

Baptism is the next step. It allows parents to make serious promises to God about how they plan to bring up their child(ren) in the Christian faith. The minister sprinkles water on the child’s head and makes the sign of the cross on his/her forehead as an indication of membership in the world-wide Christian family.

If you would like to enquire further, please just call us at the Church Office on 01344 621886 or e-mail us on office@holytrinitysunningdale.co.uk