Classes for parents and Godparents are offered six times per year in both English and Spanish. This class is to prepare parents of children birth to age 6 for Baptism. Parents must be registered contributing members of our parish and submit the required documentation before choosing a date for baptism. Contact the parish office for class information.
Baptism
Baptism is the most important of all the sacraments because it is "…the door to life and to the kingdom of God, . . . the first sacrament of the New Law, which Christ offered to all that they might have eternal life…" (Christian Initiation, General Introduction, 3). The word baptism comes from a Greek word meaning "to plunge," or "to immerse." In Baptism we are immersed in water. This symbolizes our burial into the death of Christ and our rising up to new life in Christ. From the very beginning of the Church, this has been the Church's belief about Baptism.
St. Paul wrote:
"Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life."
Romans 6:3-4
For more information regarding preparation for Baptism, please contact: Julia Luna, Ext. 302
Julia Luna, Extension 309 -
Baptism | Bautismo
Parents of children seven years of age or younger must attend a preparation class (offered six times per year). Dates are announced in the bulletin or you may call the parish office.
Baptisms are scheduled for each Mass on the first weekend of the month (one family per Mass), or the second and fourth Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with no Mass (no limit for the amount of families).
For Baptisms of adults or children aged seven years and older, please contact the parish office for information.
Los papás de niños de siete años o menos necesitan asistir a una clase de preparación (ofrecida 12 veces al año empezando en enero 2018). Las clases son anunciadas en el boletín, o puede llamar la oficina parroquial. Los bautismos son celebrados cada Misa del primer fin de semana del mes (nada más una familia por Misa), o el segundo y cuarto sábado del mes a las 10:00 a.m. sin Misa (y sin límite de familias).
Para Bautismos de adultos o niños de siete años o mayor, por favor contacte la oficina parroquial para más información.