Baptism

Baptism for Infant/Child Under 7 Years Old
If you are looking for baptism for your newborn child, congratulations! We are happy that God has blessed your family with new life. A key element of the Rite of Baptism is the parents’ promise to bring the child up in the Catholic faith. If the parents cannot make this promise, the baptism should be deferred. If the parents intend to bring the child up in the faith. If the parents cannot make this promise, the baptism should be deferred. 

Godparents
The role of godparents is not a mere formality. The godparent shares the duty of rearing the child in the faith with the parents. There may be one or two registered godparents. Each godparents must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation and must be a practicing Catholic. If there is only one registered godparents, that person may be either male or female. If there are two, one should be male and the other should be female. A non-Catholic baptized Christian may serve as a Christian Witness to the baptism but may not serve as a godparent. 

Requirements

• The parents and the godparents must attend a Baptismal Preparation class. It can be here or at another Catholic church, with a letter or certificate from the church verifying attendance. Class dates are accepted for up to two years before another class is required. Classes are held in the church basement at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022; November 12, 2022; January 13, 2023; March 11, 2023; May 13, 2023; and July 8, 2023. To register for a class, please contact the office at parish office.
• Parents should be registered at or reside within the boundary of the Church of Baptism. If registered at or residing within another church's boundary, a letter from that Pastor giving permission to have the child baptized in another parish is required. 
• A Baptism Information Form from the parents is required.*
• A Godparent Sponsor form is required for each godparents. It is completed by the godparent and taken to the godparent's parish to be signed and provided the church seal. The original of this document is required.*
• The required paperwork must be completed and submitted to the parish office before a baptism can be scheduled. 

Baptism for Children 7 to 17 Years Old
Children this age will be enrolled in RCIA adapted for children (also sometimes referred to as RCIA,or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children or RCIT, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Teens) when the class is available. Classes for these  programs will be offered at least every other year. 

Children who do not already attend a Catholic school should enroll in our parish Religious Education program, which begins September 18, 2022 in order to begin RCIA. 
 
Please contact Toni Armstead, our RE Coordinator at [email protected] or Camarin Porter, Director of Faith Formation and Religious Education at [email protected] for more information.

Baptism for Adults
Adults are baptized as part of the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program. This program to prepare for Sacraments and reception into the Catholic Chruch meets weekly from mid-September through the spring. Baptism, as well as the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist will be received at the Easter Vigil. 

Please contact Margaret Wright, RCIA Coordinator, at 720-863-8420 or Camarin Porter, Director of Faith Formation at [email protected] for more information. 

We currently hold baptisms at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. For the health and safety of our families, only one family will be scheduled on one date. Dates are available depending on the parish calendar. To schedule a date after the required paperwork has been submitted, please contact the parish office.