Interested in joining our church?
Want to have your child baptized?
Please join us at our next series of
Beginning in March,
we will again
be holding a series of Covenant
Classes for people who are interested in joining
our church and for
parents who are interested in having their child baptized.
The next
series will be held on March 4 and April 1 from
11:45 to 1:00 pm and on
March 18 and (for new members only) April 29 from 11:30
to 1:00 pm.
Parents who want their
child baptized and are not regularly-attending
Active Members of the church are to attend
these Covenant Classes
which will cover in depth the covenantal vows the
parent(s) will be
making during the sacrament. Once the Covenant Classes have
been
completed and the parents feel ready to carry out their covenantal
vows, a
date for the baptism can be scheduled.
Because the baptismal vows
parents make on behalf of their children are
almost identical to the vows new
members make when they are received
into membership with our church, any
persons
interested in being
formally received as a member of the First Congregational
Church of
Stoughton are also to attend these Covenant Classes. A fourth class
for
prospective members only will cover subjects specific to membership,
including spiritual gifts assessment, opportunities for serving the church,
and
the importance of stewardship.
New Members will be
received during worship at a mutually convenient
date later this spring.
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