St Albans blog: the value of christenings
Children's Ministry Team, St Albans Diocese
This blog published via the Children's Ministry team in the Diocese of St Albans is packed with ideas from one ...
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Out of sight, out of mind?
Canon Sandra Millar, Head of Welcome and Life Events
From June through to August 2020 we should have seen the peak wedding and christening months. On Saturdays and ...
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Staying in touch with families – a great resource from Worcester
Helen Laird, Mission Enabler, Worcester Diocese
Research has shown that families who have their children baptised in church are expecting us to continue to be ...
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What does it mean to be a godparent?
Canon Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Canon Samuel Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, reflects on the deeper roles of godparenting in the Church Times (4/5/18).
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A Life Events Prayer for the Summer
The Revd Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
Use this prayer any time you wish over the summer, for yourself and all your colleagues, who will be meeting ...
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Relatable church, relatable Jesus
The Revd Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
I feel as if I am late to the party with the word ‘relatable’. I’ve only just discovered how widely ...
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A Christmas Prayer for You
From the Life Events Team
During the busy time over the Christmas season, Life Events continue. We offer this prayer, signed by Penelope Beschizza, for ...
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Generosity in Action: ministry around the BBC Children in Need Appeal
The Revd Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
One of the recurrent memories of my childhood is doing things for charity – saving milk bottle tops for Blue ...
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Building bridges: What does follow up look like?
The Revd Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
A quick look through my inbox reveals all the organisations that keep in touch with me – and some send ...
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The changing season of Harvest
The Revd Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
Harvest Festival is one of the special times in the church calendar, with some of the highest attendances of the ...
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Life events make special memories
The Revd Canon Sandra Millar, Head of Church of England Life Events
I recently read a report which explored the psychology of memory and decision making: it seems we make future decisions ...
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It worked for us – baptism follow up
Parish in St Albans Diocese
After Sandra Millar’s wonderful day with us last November, I resolved to put a few of the tips from the ...
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The history of the words ‘baptism’ and ‘christening’
The Revd. Sarah Lawrence PhD Student, University of Birmingham
When I began my PhD research, I wanted to investigate the history behind the words 'baptism' and 'christenings' and what ...
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Stepping into the unknown
The Revd Canon Sandra Millar, Head of Life Events
Last week I was being royally treated by a diocese somewhere in England. Due to the pressure of time between ...
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Warm contacts, wider contacts
The Revd Dr Sandra Millar, Head of Projects & Developments, Archbishops' Council
Every week the Church of England is involved with around 3000 funerals, 2000 baptisms of children under 12 and 1000 ...
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Four-star rating for Starting Rite
Children's Evangelist Alison Clark
Alison Clark, a children's evangelist specialising in work with the under fives, has given a great review in the April 2016 ...
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The Revd Dr Sandra Millar, Head of Projects for the Archbishops' Council
The first ever Sunday to celebrate the unique role of godparents took place on May 1st 2016.
Churches throughout the Church of ...
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The Good News of the Additional Texts for Holy Baptism
The Revd Canon Angela Tilby
The new texts which have recently been authorised by the Church of England are intended to enhance the ...
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When and how to hire a BSL interpreter at a baptism
Rev Canon Gill Behenna, the Church of England National Deaf Ministry Adviser
British Sign Language is Britain’s fourth indigenous language, used by Deaf and hearing members of the Deaf community.
Deaf people who ...
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The Revd Dr Sandra Millar, Head of Projects for the Archbishops' Council
The Archbishops’ Council Project on the ministry of baptism with children has begun to trial a range of resources in 4 pilot ...
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Jane Butcher & Martyn Payne
I wonder how the Christian faith was passed on to you? Did you read Bible stories together at home? How ...
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