Preparing For Baptism

In order to respect your request for the baptism of your child, you are invited to follow closely the stages of preparation offered below:

• Contact the parish office and express your desire to have your child baptized.
• Introduce yourself to the parish priest if you do not already know him personally.
• Open yourself to the invitation to actively join the faith community of your parish. If you are not registered parishioners, please consider becoming involved in the prayer and celebration of the Sunday Eucharistic community.

You will be invited to participate in some manner of faith formation prior to the baptism of your child. This ordinarily takes the form of a baptismal preparation session for parents and godparents. 

It is extremely important to take your faith-life seriously because, before God, you have taken on an awesome responsibility for the salvation of another—your own child! Your commitment and openness to baptismal preparation will help develop the faith-life of your child as they mature.

Learn More:

• Code of Canon Law, c. 851
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 843