Baptisms

Baptism is one of the great sacraments of the Christian faith. "Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God." (Book of Common Prayer). As baptism marks our membership into the Body of Christ, it is a sacrament celebrated when the other members are present, usually on Sunday mornings.

At Trinity, infant and adult baptisms are held on the traditional days for baptism in the liturgical calendar (Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, Easter Vigil, The Day of Pentecost, All Saints' Sunday) as well as a few other Sundays. An instruction class is held the Saturday before the Sunday baptisms at 10:00 AM for candidates and parents to attend.

If you would like to schedule a baptism for yourself or your child, it is important to plan ahead as baptisms are often scheduled months in advance due to the large numbers of families with young children who are part of our parish.

The remaining baptism dates for 2011 are:

Easter Vigil
April 23rd, 2011 (7:00 PM)
Easter Sunday
April 24th, 2011 (11:00 AM)
Pentecost
June 12th, 2011
Summer Date
July 24th, 2011
All Saints
November 6th, 2011

Baptism dates for 2012 are:

Baptism of our Lord
January 8, 2012
Easter Vigil
April 7, 2012 (7:30 PM)
Easter Sunday
April 8, 2012 (11:00 AM)
Pentecost
May 27, 2012
Summer Date
July 22, 2012
All Saints
November 4, 2012

If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from attending these dates, contact the clergy to see if having a baptism after a Sunday Service is possible.

If you are interested in being baptized, or having your child baptized, please contact The Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa at 609-924-2277 x. 122.

The baptism form can be found here.