You have taken the first step in the preparation process of your child’s baptism. This is a step that could lead to greater involvement in your church community, as well as a chance to deepen your faith. God reaches out to us in all kinds of ways. The desire in your heart to baptize your child is one of them. This process should help you better understand the benefits of preparing for your child’s baptism by renewing and growing in your own faith, and making “parenting in faith” a skill you can add to the rest of your parenting skills and goals. The promise that you make to your child on this day will begin to form your child into a faith-filled and faithful follower of Christ.
It is our hope that the process will lead to your support of Growing Up Catholic for your child. Being baptized is literally a life-changing event for you and your child. Baptism—the sacrament that opens the door of faith to your child!