Thanksgiving Service
Parents who feel it is not appropriate for them to make the full baptismal promises on behalf of their child can take advantage of another possibility. The Church offers a service of Thanksgiving for the Birth of a Child and a similar service for use after an adoption. These services leave open the option of baptism at a later date.

When to be baptised?
There is no "right" age at which to be baptised. Child or adult, God loves each one of us and welcomes us into the Church at any age. If you decide to be baptised as a teenager or adult, your preparation will probably lead you to both baptism and confirmation.