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Baptisms: Ideas

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Praying Together card for parent and baby

Ellie Wilson, Under 5's Adviser, Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales

This Praying Together card compliments the second part of the booklet ‘Prayer ideas with babies‘ and enables a parent to follow the points without having to turn any pages.

Building Bridges with Pancakes!

Life Events team

Repeated invitation helps families become more involved with their local church.

And there are so many opportunities during holidays ...

Baby socks encourage congregation to pray

Emma Coy, Children and Families Ministry Adviser, Diocese of Guildford

On a visit to a church in our diocese recently, I found a display of baby socks, each with a ...

Using scallop shells to talk about pilgrimage

Rachel Noel

We use scallop shells to help explore journey symbolism within the baptism service. We use a scallop shell for the baptism ...

More tea, vicar?

Life Events Team

Repeated invitation helps families become more involved with their local church. Be ready to host events during school holidays ...

Cool idea for hot weather

Life Events Team

When it’s hot, a cool church to sit in or look around might be the perfect refuge for a family ...

Baptisms: Ideas