Godparents
How
many godparents should I have?
Who should
choose to be a godparent?
Godparents make the same promises on behalf of
the child being baptised as do the parents. Godparents
promise to pray and support the child, and to help the parents to bring up the
child in the Christian faith. Being a godparent is an important and responsible
role.
How many
godparents should I have?
You should have a minimum of three: two of the
same sex as the child and one of the opposite sex.
Parents can also be godparents.
Who should choose to
be a godparent?
Godparents can be family members or friends.
However, it is important that you choose people who will take an active
interest in your child’s spiritual welfare, and will pray for you and the
child.
They should themselves be baptised.
Please ask us if you have any
further queries.
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posted 1 November 2009