Baptism Preparation at CTK
Parish families who wish to have a child baptized should be registered in the parish for 3 months and take the pre-baptismal class as early as 3 months before the birth of their child. Classes are offered monthly. Godparents are also encouraged to attend. Please contact Gail Gaboardi at 404-233-2145 x694 to register for the class. All scheduling information is given at the class. (Note: Baptisms are scheduled after the class is completed.) For additional information, please contact Anne Boshinski at abosh@ctking.com.
Baptism Preparation for Adults
Non-Catholic adults who wish to learn more about Baptism in the Catholic church are invited to participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program. For more information, contact Keri Allen, 404-267-3691.
Have you been asked to be a Godparent or Confirmation Sponsor?
If you have been asked to be a Godparent or Confirmation Sponsor, please know that you will be required to be a registered parishioner of the Cathedral of Christ the King for 3 months before we can issue a “letter in good standing” with your parish as is normally required by the parish issuing the sacrament. Click HERE for more information.
Scheduling a Baptism
Community Baptisms are scheduled on the 1st day of the month at 9:30 am in the Cathedral and on the 3rd Sunday of the month in the Cathedral. To view the Baptism Calendar, CLICK HERE.
Private Baptisms are scheduled on Saturdays at 10:00 am, 11:00 am or 12:00 pm and Sundays at 3 pm or 4 pm. Please note that due to scheduling constraints, no private baptisms are scheduled in the Cathedral. All private baptisms are held in the Chapel. If you would like to schedule a private baptism, please check for available dates and times on the baptism calendar, then contact Sparky Spearman at sspearman@ctking.com, 404-267-3673. She is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
It is the parent’s responsitility to contact the deacon or priest of their choice for a private baptism. You can reach any of our priests at 404-233-2145.
Spanish Baptism Preparation
Baptisms for the Hispanic Ministry are celebrated monthly on the fourth Saturday at 9:00am. A required pre-Baptism Preparation class is held monthly on the fourth Friday at 6:00pm. Contact the Hispanic Ministry at 404-267-3696.
The Sacrament of Baptism in the Catholic Church
“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
