SUNDAY 26th JANUARY BAPTISM
NOTICES AND WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN 268 Jesus is Lord!
PRAYERS
SHARING GOOD NEWS
LYCIG PRAYER
God of Mission,
Who alone brings growth to your Church,
Send your Holy Spirit to give,
Vision to our planning,
Wisdom to our actions,
Joy to our worship
And power to our witness.
Help our church to grow in numbers,
In spiritual commitment to you,
And in service to our local community,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
INTRODUCTION TO BAPTISM
At whatever age we come, baptism marks a new beginning in our lives as Christians and we are made members, with others, of the one Church. In baptism we are called to take up the Cross and to follow Christ in the company of all God’s people from all times and places. Because we cannot do this without the grace of God, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, to enable us to live as God’s people and to serve God’s purposes in the world. We acknowledge one baptism, in obedience to Christ.
HYMN 583 The church is wherever
BAPTISM
To the parents:
Jonathan and Leah, you have come for the baptism of .Theo. in response to the call of Christ and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Let us hear that you confess your faith in Christ.
Do you believe that God is the Creator of all things, that Jesus perfectly shows us how to love, and that the Holy Spirit is all around us?
We do.
To Theo
Theo do you believe that Jesus loves you, and wants you to follow him?
I do.
We bless the water
Blessed are you, God of all creation. In your goodness, you give us water to sustain our life and renew the earth.
May it be for Theo the water of new birth.
All Blessed be God forever.
The baptism
Theo Junior Lacey I baptise you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; the God who loves, the beloved Christ and the very Spirit of love.
(Water is spinkled on Theo’s head)
Theo, I sign you with the Cross, the sign of Christ.
(The sign of the cross is made with water on Theo’s head)
All Amen.
Theo, child of God, God receives you by baptism into the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
All Amen.
BLESSING 420 The Lord bless you and keep you
To the congregation
As a community of faith, representing the whole Church, do you welcome Theo and his family and promise to share with them what you yourselves have received, the gift of God’s love revealed in Christ?
All We do with God’s help.
(The Bible and certificate are presented to Theo)
All In the name of Christ we welcome you.
May we grow together in unity,
and be built up into the body of Christ in love, to the glory of God, the eternal and Holy Trinity. Amen.
HYMN 523 Give me joy in my heart
READING John 2:1-11
REFLECTION
HYMN 480 The church is like a table
PRAYERS
LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERING PRAYER
HYMN 107 The love of God comes close
BLESSING