Life Events

Baptism is the visible sign of commitment as a follower of Jesus and is the most important (and exciting) decision you will ever make in your life. At St. Paul’s we are delighted to baptize both adults, older children who wish to make this commitment, and the young children of Christian parents who want them to grow up in the community of faith.

Holy Baptism, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit:

• joins a person to Jesus Christ in his death, resurrection, and eternal life;
• makes a person a member of Christ’s spiritual body, which is the church;
• gives the gift of the Holy Spirit.

We want you to be able to make an informed decision about baptism, so we invite adult candidates and parents of young children to be regular participants in Sunday morning worship for at least three months before a final decision is made. If you are new to St. Paul’s and wishing baptism for yourself or your child, we invite you to use this time to determine if this is the right spiritual home for you.  

At St. Paul’s we know that life takes twists and turns and people often don’t come to full ownership of their own faith until later in life. Confirmation is a reaffirmation of the promises made in infant baptism and a declaration of the intent to live as a follower of Jesus Christ. In confirmation, the bishop lays hands on the confirmand to pray for the renewing activity of the Holy Spirit in their life.  

Confirmation is commonly done for teens who were baptized as infants and wish to claim the faith as their own. However, adults who were baptized in another Christian tradition and not previously confirmed are welcome to join the Anglican Church through confirmation. Reception occurs at the same time as confirmation and is offered to adults who were previously baptized and confirmed in a different denomination, and who now wish to make the Anglican church their spiritual home.  

Those wishing to be confirmed or received are expected to be regular participants in the church for at least three months.  

If you’re interested in confirmation as an adult, please contact The Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson.

If you’re interested in confirmation for your youth, please contact Dylan Ziegler.

Congratulations on your engagement! We are delighted to walk alongside members of our congregation who wish to enter into Christian marriage. If you are new to St. Paul’s and looking for a church to make your spiritual home as a married couple, we would love to connect with you.

At St. Paul’s we affirm that “marriage is a gift of God and a means of God’s grace, in which man and woman become one flesh. It is God’s purpose that, as husband and wife give themselves to each other in love, they shall grow together and be united in that love, as Christ is united with his Church” (Book of Alternative Services).  

We value Christian marriage very highly and want to prepare you for the joy of this lifelong covenant. Our marriage preparation process has two steps:  

1) The Pre-Marriage Course, a five-week class on the skills required for a successful marriage, which is offered 2-3 times annually.  

2) Pre-marital counseling for the couple with the priest performing your wedding (usually 3 sessions).

Both steps are required for a wedding at St. Paul’s. Couples should plan to complete the course and the counseling before their desired wedding date.