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Keeping
g in Toucch With Baptism
m Familiies
E
Encour
ragingg faith
h
or baptissm are alreadyy part
Some families who brring children fo
but for others, they may
of the church
c
f
family,
m havve made
ea
decision
n to eng
gage with their local church,
c
who in turn, will
w
want to
o maintain thatt link an
nd find appropriate waays of
engagin
ng with
h the fam
mily. Th
hese are just some of the wa
ays that
church commu
unities find
f
to do
d this:
Baptism
m parties
Inviting all
a the fam
milies who
o have been baptised in the last year to a socia
al
occasion, offering music, foo
od, and a clown to provide entertainm
e
ment. The
ese
events prrovide goo
od opporttunities to
o invite families to other fam
mily focusssed
events a church may organiise, such as
a parent and todd
dler groups, parentss’ groups,
Messy Church even
nts, familyy events, etc.
Birthdaay and baptism
m cardss for the
e childrren
Sent by th
he church
h to the ch
hild, to maaintain co
ontact.
Mothers’ Union in Carlisle diocese pro
oduce cards and resources w
which
anyone can order, see www
w.carlisled
diocese.orrg.uk/parttners/mo
othersunion/on
ne-to-five..html
Parish baptism
m album
m
Parents are
a offered
d the opp
portunity to
t include a photo of
o their ch
hild in a parish
p
baptism album,
a
ind
dicating the child’ss date of birth
b
and the date o
of their ba
aptism.
By including a pho
oto of the child in th
he album, the child
d and his or her fam
mily are
made parrt of the church
c
fam
mily, who in turn, have
h
a vissual remin
nder of the
commitm
ment they have mad
de to the baptisma
al family.
For generaal guideline
es about settting up and developin
ng outreach
h initiativess, go to the
e members’’
section of the Mo
others’ Unio
on website
e www.them
mothersuniion.org
Enco
ouraging strong
s
marriages, good paren
nting, activ
ve faith