9 January 2012 

Tavistock parish church is this Sunday beginning the new year with a family celebration of baptism.  St Eustachius’ church will hold a special service when people will be able to recall their own baptisms, on the day when across the world, churches remember the baptism of Jesus.

The service of songs, readings and prayers will take place at 3 pm in the church, and will be followed by a light tea.  ‘We’ll gather round the font,’ said the priest-in-charge, the Reverend Michael Brierley, ‘and we may make a bit of a splash!’

‘Baptism marks the beginning of our Christian journey,’ added churchwarden Mrs Cathy Sherlock, ‘so it’s really wonderful to begin the new year by reminding ourselves what those journeys are all about, and of the day those journeys began.  It will be really lovely, and absolutely everyone is welcome.’