Events
Baptisms
Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God. This is a joyful event, and St. Thomas is honored to be part of your baptism!
We celebrate Baptism five times a year:
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord (the Sunday following January 6)
The Sunday following Easter
Pentecost Sunday (seven weeks after Easter)
Transfiguration Sunday (the Sunday following August 6)
All Saints Sunday (the Sunday following November 1).
Baptism is celebrated as part of the principal Sunday morning Eucharist, with the whole congregation present. Except in cases of genuine emergency (imminent death of a child or parent, military
deployment, etc.), we do not celebrate Baptism privately or on days other than the ones listed. Please make your family plans accordingly.
There is no minimum or maximum age for Baptism. Adults being baptized (those mature enough to understand) make promises for themselves to turn their lives to Christ. For infants and children, these promises are made and guaranteed by their parents and sponsors (godparents). The only requirement for an adult to be a sponsor is that they have been baptized themselves, in any Christian denomination. There is no requirement for the number or sex of the godparents.
Because the bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble, we do not knowingly re-baptize persons who have been baptized previously in any Christian tradition.
If you are interested in Baptism for yourself or for your child, please telephone the office
at (305) 661-3436, or contact Father Tim directly at TFleck@stepsmia.org at least six
weeks prior to your intended date.
We celebrate Baptism five times a year:
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord (the Sunday following January 6)
The Sunday following Easter
Pentecost Sunday (seven weeks after Easter)
Transfiguration Sunday (the Sunday following August 6)
All Saints Sunday (the Sunday following November 1).
Baptism is celebrated as part of the principal Sunday morning Eucharist, with the whole congregation present. Except in cases of genuine emergency (imminent death of a child or parent, military
deployment, etc.), we do not celebrate Baptism privately or on days other than the ones listed. Please make your family plans accordingly.
There is no minimum or maximum age for Baptism. Adults being baptized (those mature enough to understand) make promises for themselves to turn their lives to Christ. For infants and children, these promises are made and guaranteed by their parents and sponsors (godparents). The only requirement for an adult to be a sponsor is that they have been baptized themselves, in any Christian denomination. There is no requirement for the number or sex of the godparents.
Because the bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble, we do not knowingly re-baptize persons who have been baptized previously in any Christian tradition.
If you are interested in Baptism for yourself or for your child, please telephone the office
at (305) 661-3436, or contact Father Tim directly at TFleck@stepsmia.org at least six
weeks prior to your intended date.
