Baptism Preparation
Our Baptism Process is as Follows:
- Complete the Inquiry Form linked to this page below and email the Inquiry form to rectory@stjoans.org
- Under the Inquiry Form is a link for a Sponsor Form. Please print and complete 2 copies of the Sponsor Form and bring both forms to our Bundle of Joy Baptism Parent Preparation class.
- Call our St. Joan of Arc Office during office hours to schedule your Bundle of Joy class date as well as your Baptism date.
Bundle of Joy – is our Baptism preparation session. One required baptism prep session is necessary to celebrate your child’s special day. This session will enrich your understanding of the Sacrament of Baptism. Participation is required for all parents who are preparing for their child’s baptism. Only one parent is required to attend. We welcome Godparents as well.
Bundle of Joy Dates: April 9 May 14 June 11 July 9 Sept. 10
Our Baptisms are held on Sundays at 1:15pm in our church
Mission:
St. Joan of Arc’s Bundle of Joy Ministry accompanies parents as they begin their child’s faith journey through the waters of baptism. Through prayer, resources and faith sharing, families prepare for their special day…..The celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism. Post baptism, our team continues accompanying families by offering gatherings to help strengthen parents’ role as the primary teacher of their child’s faith.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded of you"
(Matthew 28:19-20).
Baptism is the first sacrament celebrated in the process of becoming a full member of the Church community. It is the first of the three Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.
Baptism is, like all the sacraments, a gift from God. Water is the universal symbol. Water is absolutely essential for all life. Water cleanses and restores. It is the waters of Baptism which give us new life. In accordance, through Baptism we also die to our old sinful selves in order to be restored and resurrected in the new life of Christ.
"The fruit of Baptism, or baptismal grace, is a rich reality that includes forgiveness of original sin and all personal sins, birth into the new life by which man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit. By this very fact the person baptized is incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ, and made a sharer in the priesthood of Christ." -- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1279
Please complete the documents and either email to baptism@stjoans.org, drop off at the Parish Office, or mail to Parish Office located at 100 Willow Bend Road Marlton, NJ 08053.