WHAT IS GODPARENTS’ SUNDAY?
Godparents’ Sunday is a response to research undertaken on behalf of the Archbishops’ Council looking at parents’ real experiences and expectations around the baptism of their child. Godparents are part of family and church life for all the years ahead, a relationship that will last for a lifetime. So setting apart a Sunday to celebrate and pray for this special relationship is a great opportunity to share with families and ask for God’s blessing on godparents and godchildren everywhere.
HOW TO JOIN IN
Explore the different options below from ‘quick-and-easy’ to the ‘full-works’. You can
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keep it simple by including Godparents Sunday prayers in your usual service, or,
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you can extend the welcome more widely and invite families with recently baptized children to church for a special service, or,
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you can go large and make it a great occasion for celebration. What will you do this year?
How can the Life Events Diary help you with this?
Using the LED makes it really easy to access and communicate with Godparents for any Baptisms which you’ve recently conducted. Using the Communication Suite, you’re able to send them a personalised email, letter or even a Text message inviting them to join you or to share a story of their time as a Godparent.