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INFANT BAPTISM
Bringing something as precious as a new life into our world is one of the greatest miracles. It brings with it many joys and blessings as well as hard work and responsibilities.

The love you have for your child is part of the love God has for us all. In the sacrament of Baptism, God our Father shows us this love. Through this Sacrament, your child will become in a very special way a part of God’s family, the Church. As you prepare for your child’s baptism, we hope that you will know more deeply how much God loves you and your baby.


The Role of the Parents
The parents ask for the baptism of the child.

In doing so, parents who are themselves baptised are in fact agreeing to take on the responsibilities of training the child in the practice of the faith, and bringing up their child in the way of Christ. This includes:

• telling the child about God who loves us and about Jesus our friend

• teaching the child how to pray

• instilling Christian values in the child

• teaching the child how to be a good Christian, through example

• bringing the child to Church to pray at Mass, especially on Sundays and days of obligation

• ensuring that the child receives a proper education

Non-Catholic parents who give their consent for baptism do not need to do anything that is against their religious or personal beliefs. Nevertheless, they are invited:

• to be involved in the life of faith of their child

• to be fully aware of the meaning and implication of baptism

• to be open to discuss with their spouse any reservations/differences they may have, and to speak with the Church’s minister if they wish

The Role of the God-Parents
Godparents have 2 important functions:

• they represent the Church into which the child is being baptised

• they agree to assist and support the parents in the Catholic upbringing of the child, by word, action and good example

Parents may choose up to 2 official Godparents. At least one Godparent must be a practising member of the Catholic Church and over the age of 16.

Godparents should be chosen with care. They should be persons who will be an example to your child of what it means to follow Jesus, and should fully understand and accept the responsibility that they are undertaking.


Procedure for INFANT BAPTISM

• Infant Baptisms are normally held during the morning mass on the last Sunday of each month

• Parents & Godparents are required to attend a preparatory session a few days before baptism. The infant will not be baptised unless parents & Godparents attend this session

• If you wish to have your child baptised, please complete the Baptism Application Form and submit together with a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate to the Parish Office at least one week before the date of baptism

Click Here to download the Application for Child Baptism.
Copies are also available at the Church's Parish Office.

ADULT BAPTISM
Adults and Youths who wish to be baptised into the Roman Catholic Church will have to undergo the RCIA / RCIY program.

The letters RCIA stand for the “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults”; the letters RCIY stand for the "Rite of Christian Initiation of Youths". This is the process by which adults and youths are initiated into the Roman Catholic community. Men and women - young and old - are guided and cared for as they awaken in faith and are gradually introduced to the Catholic way of life.

The RCIA process is a series of carefully planned stages marked by liturgical rites in the presence of the whole community, in which new Catholics embark on and join us in a continuing and deepening conversation into faith and discipleship.

Participants are required to attend the weekly sessions held on every Tuesday evening from 7:30pm - 9:30pm at the Chapel (3rd floor). Each week, a lay person or a priest will deliver a topic which would gradually reveal more about what the Catholic faith stands for, and what it means to be Catholic.

There are 4 stages in the RCIA / RCIY program:

1. Pre-Catechumenate (also known as the Enquiry Stage)

2. Catechumenate (after the Rite of Acceptance)

3. Purification (concurrent with the Rite of Election)

4. Mystagogia (after receiving the Sacrament of Baptism)

What the RCIA / RCIY is NOT :

• It is NOT a scripture/Bible study course.

• It does NOT assume that enquirers into the faith will be baptized at the end of the period of formation

Click Here to download the RCIA Application for Inquirers.    Click Here to download the RCIA Application for Inquirers.
Copies are also available at the Church's Parish Office.

For more enquiries, please contact Bernadette (RCIA co-ordinator):  bernadette-rcia@yahoo.com