St Thomas More's Faith Community
Sacrament of Baptism
Celebrating Sacraments of Initiation for Children.
Policy Statement:
The community of St Thomas More's celebrates the Sacrament of Baptism.
Requesting Baptism:
Process for when a request is made for Baptism within our faith
community:
1. Parents
request Baptism for their child/children through the Parish Office
2. Parents are
informed of times that Baptisms are offered within the community.
3. Office
contacts the Baptism Team for the particular month and gives names for
the next preparation session.
4. The priest
who is rostered for the Sunday Masses is informed of names of those to
be baptised.
5. Baptismal
Team does the following:
- contacts
parents and arranges a time and place for the preparation
- conducts the
preparation session
- confirms with
parents the date of their child's baptism
- completes with
the parents the Form
for Request/information for Baptism
- Gives
completed form to parish office
6. Parish
Secretary:
- types up the
certificate.
- prints
in the newsletter the names of families who are presenting children for
baptism within the parish each month.
Times for Baptism:
As
Lent is the traditional time for the preparation of people who are to
be Baptised at Easter, Baptism is not celebrated within the parish
during Lent.
Baptisms are offered outside the Mass on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 10am.
Preparation Session:
This
time together is to look at WHAT it means to have a child baptised and
HOW we do the ceremony.
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