The introductory group meeting is for both parents, and is held in the Benedict Room (behind the church).
It is better if parents are able to make arrangements for someone else to look after their child(ren) during the session:

• Saturday 22nd June from 11 am-12 noon
• Saturday 7th September, from 11am to 12 noon
• Saturday 16th November, from 11am to 12 noon
• Saturday 11th January, from 11am to 12 noon

​NB In between the Introductory Meeting and the next group meeting there will be a meeting with Fr Allen at your home. This will arranged at the end of the first meeting.

The second group meeting begins with a celebration of the 11am Mass on the first Sunday of the month (dates below). At that Mass there will be a blessing for parents and prayer for the children to be  baptised, and the Mass will be followed by a brief meeting of c45 minutes to go through the practicalities of the celebration of Baptism.​

• Sunday 1st August
• Sunday 1st September
• Sunday 6th October
• Sunday 3rd November
• Sunday 1st December

The celebration of baptism normally takes place at 1230pm on the second or fourth Sundays of the month.

• The date for the baptism of your child can be confirmed after you have attended the first Preparation meeting, met with Fr Allen after that, and when the prospective godparents have completed the necessary paperwork (which will be given to you at that second meeting with Fr Allen).