{"id":85,"date":"2019-11-15T14:43:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T14:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:41:01","slug":"baptism-or-christening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/how-the-building-is-used\/baptism-or-christening\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptism or christening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box  gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last gradient-column-1 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}<\/style><div id=\"alg_back_button_wp_widget-2\" class=\"widget alg_back_button_wp_widget\"><a href=\"javascript:history.back()\" class=\"alg_back_button_simple \" style=\"\"><< Return to previous section<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box  gradient-container-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last gradient-column-2 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-200x392.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-400x785.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-522x1024.jpg 522w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-600x1177.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-768x1507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-800x1570.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314-1200x2355.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC_1314.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>Baptism, or Christening, is the Christian ceremony of admission into the family of God. At St John&#8217;s it is carried out at the font for both infants and adults by pouring water on the head, to symbolise the washing away of sin, and often specially blessed oil is used to make the sign of the cross.\u00a0 Some churches carry out Baptism by total immersion in water.<\/p>\n<p>The New Testament recounts that Jesus was baptised in the River Jordan by John the Baptist, whose statue can be seen in St John&#8217;s on a stand near the <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/how-the-building-is-used\/font\/\">Font<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At St John&#8217;s there is a Holy Water Stoup (a bowl containing specially blessed water) near the main entrance to the church. As we enter the church we can use this water to make the sign of the cross on our foreheads, reminding us of our Baptism.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact one of our clergy team if you would like to know more about Baptism or Christening. 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