Baptism Preparation at CTK

Parents who desire to have their child(ren) baptized are asked to attend a preparation session. Godparents are also encouraged to attend. For information please contact  Anne Boshinski  abosh@ctking.com  404-267-3694  

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.

Baptismal Celebrations

Baptismal celebrations are scheduled in the Cathedral on the 1st Saturday (9:30 am.) and 3rd Sundays (3pm.)of each month. Scheduling of your child’s baptism will be determined upon completion of the baptismal class.

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