Life Events
Whether you’re thinking about baptism, a church wedding, a blessing, or arranging a funeral or thanksgiving, we’re here to help. Get in touch to find out more or to talk through what you’re looking for.
Weddings
St Richard’s is situated in the parish of St Matthias Brighton. Anyone who lives within the parish, has previously lived in the parish, or has parents living in the parish and has not previously been married to anyone still living, is eligible to get married at St Richard’s. You can find out more about weddings and eligibility to get married at a particular church from the Church of England website, see below.
Child Baptism
In the Church of England, we often baptise babies or young children, who are obviously too young to understand what baptism means, and so the parents and god-parents of the child make promises on the child’s behalf. As these promises are between the parents/god-parents and God, we want to ensure that you as parents/god-parents have a clear understanding of what they are. For this reason, we will request a session together with you to explain in depth what the promises of baptism mean. Baptisms take place during our Sunday morning service at 11:00. To enquire about Child Baptism, please complete the enquiry form below.
Baptisms
Baptism is the initiation into the Christian faith. When someone decides that they want to follow Jesus, having realised that He came from God and died for us, then in response to Jesus’ command, that person will want to be baptised. Just as we use water every day for cleansing, so too the water of baptism symbolizes the cleansing of sin, a ‘dying’ to the old self and being born again into a new life in Christ.
