For infant baptism please call the parish office for a required meeting with the pastor, preferably before the birth of your child. The pastor will schedule new parents to attend a Baptismal Preparation Session at the parish. Call the parish office to set up an appointment at 443-646-5721.
Adults seeking Baptism or a parent wishing to have a child aged 7 or older baptized, should call the office for information about the Rite of Christian
Initiation of Children (RCIC) and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
ABOUT THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The purpose of baptism is stated in the Nicene Creed : "We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins," specifically, original sin.