Baptism
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Baptism at St. Raphael
- Congratulations! Please complete the Baptismal Information document found on the left column with as much information as you know right now and return to ekutchak@straphaels.org in order to open a Baptismal file. Please also note the Sponsor Eligibility document, please review the eligibility requirements to be sure whomever you ask to be a Godparent is eligible. The Godparents complete/sign the form and present the form to their church for signature and church seal. The Godparent letters may be dropped off or mailed to St. Raphael Parish Office (no scanned copies, please.)
- If St. Raphael is the parish where you will attend Sunday Mass, please register your household in the parish online at http://www.straphaels.org the Welcome photo has a link to parish registration.
- If you are registered at a different parish, please ask for a letter from your parish giving permission to Baptize "outside of your parish boundaries."
- For the Baptism preparation requirement, we are asking parents to log into Formed.org and sign in as a St. Raphael parishioner to watch the REBORN videos on Baptism.
- Once the paperwork is in place, we can look at dates, typically Saturday mornings.
- If you are seeking baptism for your child who is age 7-18, you will be enrolling him/her in the OCIA Adapted for Children program, a journey which typically lasts at least two years. Please contact the Coordinator of Religious Education: Karen Watson, kwatson@straphaels.org
- If you are seeking baptism for yourself, you will be enrolling in the OCIA program.
- For OCIA in Spanish (RICA), please contact Luis and Maruja Quezada @ 301-330-5982.
- If you are a St. Raphael’s parishioner who has been asked to serve as a godparent, please download and complete a godparent eligibility form, linked above on the left column, and return it to Eileen Kutchak at the parish office for forwarding to the parish of baptism. Godparents must be practicing Catholics, who have received all three sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist) and living a life consistent with the Catholic faith. This includes either being married in the Catholic Church or living as a single person. An Orthodox Christian also may serve as a godparent in certain cases. Other baptized Christians cannot be godparents, but may participate as a Christian witness. Unbaptized persons cannot serve as godparents or Christian witnesses, but are warmly welcome at baptisms.
- Congratulations! Please complete the Baptismal Information document found on the left column with as much information as you know right now and return to ekutchak@straphaels.org in order to open a Baptismal file. Please also note the Sponsor Eligibility document, please review the eligibility requirements to be sure whomever you ask to be a Godparent is eligible. The Godparents complete/sign the form and present the form to their church for signature and church seal. The Godparent letters may be dropped off or mailed to St. Raphael Parish Office (no scanned copies, please.)