Weddings & Baptisms

We welcome any inquiry concerning a wedding or a baptism.  There are a few guidelines you should know about as you think about your forthcoming wedding, contemplate being baptized, or having your child baptized.  

Anyone who lives within the parish boundaries may be married or baptized at St. Augustine as it is their parish church.  Those who do not live within the boundaries must be on the electoral roll of the parish.  The electoral roll of the parish is the declaration that this church is the church where you regularly worship and have made the decision to make yourself a part of the church community of St. Augustine. People on the electoral roll are also entitled to attend and vote at the Annual meeting and stand for an office or membership on the Parochial Church Council.

Weddings
We look forward to being a part of your preparations and we want to help you in any way we can.  Once we have established that you meet the guidelines for your marriage we will arrange for you to meet with one of the clergy.  You should be prepared to meet with the clergy four to five times for this marriage preparation.  We will talk over the expectations for your day including the wedding service and music, aspects of married life as well as any concerns you may have about marriage.  Most marriages are performed after the reading of banns.  The reading of banns is the ancient way of making public that a couple are to wed.  The banns are read out at a regular Sunday service on three occasions (usually on consecutive Sundays).  When one of the couple does not hold a British passport (resident of another country), then, rather than banns, a license needs to be obtained to proceed.  We would make arrangements for you to get the license.  Please be in touch with us with any questions you may have.

Do you live within the parish boundaries of St. Augustine?  The website 'A Church Near You' has set up a way to determine this for you.  Click Here for a map which shows the boundaries of St. Augustine's parish with a red outline. 

Marriage Blessings
If you have been married in a civil ceremony and are interested in having your marriage blessed in church, we would be very happy to discuss this with you.  In the initial instance, please contact the parish office.

Baptisms
Baptism is the very moment that a person becomes a part of the church of Jesus Christ.  It is therefore a time of committment and celebration.  Whether the baptism is for yourself or your child we will help you to prepare for this moment on your journey of life and faith.  Baptisms are usually conducted during the main worship service on a Sunday.  As there are many other things to take into account as we prepare our Sunday worship, baptisms should be arranged well ahead.  There are particular Sundays throughout the year when baptism is most appropriate.  One of the clergy will meet with you to discuss the baptism and set a date.  Please be in touch with any questions you may have.