Baptism

Baptism is the first sacrament of initiation.  Through Baptism, we are brought into the Body of Christ and also into official membership in the Catholic Church.  Our sins are washed away and we are reborn as sons and daughters of God, united with Christ in his death and resurrection.

Parents make a profession of faith for the child, and promise to bring their child up with a basic understanding and practice of the Catholic faith.

Godparents also make a profession of faith on behalf of the child, and promise to support and aid the parents in their role as teachers and models of the Catholic faith.  A Godparent must be over the age of sixteen and have received all of the sacraments of initiation in the Catholic Church (Baptism, Eucharist / First Communion, Confirmation) in order to serve as a godparent.