The Sacrament of Baptism

Having your children baptised is an important step and it needs to be thought about carefully. It means that they are becoming a Christian and they are being welcomed into the Family of God. You, as parents, are undertaking to bring up your children to know and to practise the faith of the Holy Catholic Church.

As parents, you have given life to your child, but birth is only the beginning. Your child still depends upon you for everything, for food, for clothes and for a loving home in which to grow. This is equally true of the Christian life. Baptism is only the beginning. The home is the primary training ground; the parents are the most important teachers. 

When school time comes, our Catholic School will help to continue the education of your child by teaching not only academic skills and crafts, but also, and most importantly, assist in preparing your child for the Sacraments and deepening their knowledge of the Catholic Faith. However, it must be said, that the school is no substitute for a family where the faith is really lived; a home that recognises its need for God and where prayer is central to its everyday life; a home that treasures Holy Mass and all the life-giving Sacraments of the Church. 

More information about Baptism can be found within the application form contained within this page, please also email our co-ordinator introducing yourselves: horsham@abdiocese.org.uk.



We look forward to hearing from you.

Father Aaron Spinelli