Baptism is the sacrament through which your child is received into the family of God and welcomed into the community of the church.
It’s a celebration which reflects the Church’s commemoration of Easter that happens at Mass every Sunday.
In our parish, Baptism is celebrated as a community on Sundays at 12:30pm in St Peter’s Church, Winchester (sometimes 3.00pm).
In order to help everyone prepare for the sacrament, to answer your questions and to explain the process further, we have a pre-Baptism meeting.
Parents, siblings, Godparents, grandparents and friends are all welcome.
This meeting is held on the second Sunday of each month (apart from January and August).
We invite you to join us at the 9.15am Mass at St Stephen's Church, Winchester. A warm welcome awaits you, along with coffee after Mass before the meeting begins.
If you wish to apply for your child to be baptised in the parish of Hampshire Downs,
please contact our Baptism co-ordinator:
Dawn Egerton-Kemp (01962 868729)