Baptisms will take place on the first full weekend of the month at both parishes. You must contact the parish office or baptism@oratorychurch.org for details and to sign up. 

Dates for 2019-2020 are:
November 2-3
December 7-8
January 4-5
February 1-2
May 2-3
June 6-7

We welcome families with children and look forward to celebrating your child’s Baptism.
Baptism is celebrated in Mass so that the entire community may be present and the necessary
relationship between Baptism and Eucharist may be clearly seen.

Registration
The family should be registered and participating in the community. Households new to the area or to the community are most welcome. On the HOME page please click  Join Our Parish,  following registration, request a baptism application.

 
Preparation Session
Families having a first birth or who have not had a baptism for the previous five years will participate in a Baptism session in advance of the baptism. The class generally takes place on the third Wednesday of each month.

Pastoral Visit
All families that are new to the community will meet with a parish minister, usually one of
the priests, to offer welcome and begin to know the family and child if already born. Baptisms will take place on the first full weekend of the month at both parishes. You must contact the parish office at 718-875-2096, ext. 13  OR  baptism@oratorychurch.org for details and to sign up. 
 
Who Can Be Baptized?
Anyone can be baptized.

Adults who desire baptism are prepared through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or the RCIA process. For more information, contact Rob and Nadine at RCIA@oratorychurch.org or call us at 718-875-2096, ext. 16.

Children ages 7-15 are prepared for baptism, confirmation and Eucharist through a similar process known as Rite of Christian Initiation for Children. Contact Christina Matone at cmatone@oratorychurch.org for more information.