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Christening Questions
Hi Everyone,
Was just wondering how many god parents kids are supposed to have. We were going to have a christening for both of our kids in November and people keep asking me who Im going to have as god parents. My sister in law reckons that u can have whatever number u want but I wasnt too sure. Do u have to have a certain amount of females to males if u know what i mean? They are being christened "Church of England" just incase this changes things.
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hi there - you need to contact your local church as every church of england or anglican rev is different.
Generally the tradition is 2 godmothers + 1 god father if a girl and 2 godfathers + 1 godmother for boys. they have to be baptised christen themselves.
your reverend however might b casual like ours and not mind how many but we are still being tradition with our daughters baptism in october (2 x gm + 1 x gf),,
hth
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Does it matter if the father isn't christened I wonder?
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no shouldnt matter if father isnt but the godparents must be and i assume you are?
Some rev's also ask you to attend a few services prior to the day.
in the anglican church it is a baptism and thee leaders are reverends fyi :)
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We had 1god father, 1 god mother for Chelsea
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Moving to baby & toddler general discussion forum.
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One of my DS's has 2 godmothers & 3 godfathers, my other DS has 2 godmothers & 1 godfather.
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WOW!! i thought it was the "norm" to have only one godmother and godfather!
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We just have a godmother for our son because that was all we wanted. I think just go with what you feel is the best for your bub.
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It depends on the church. Both my boys were Baptised Anglican, but at two different churches due to us moving. The first insisted on 3 Godparents, the second didn't mind how many so we had 2.