Baptism
Registration Form We celebrate Infant Baptism in three steps.
All parents should attend each step and godparents
are welcome to attend if possible. 1. Preparation: Classes
are held four times per year and usually on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the parish
office building. Please contact Jean DeLaney, Coordinator of Children's
Ministry, for more information at
jean@saintclarechurch.org. 2. Presentation:
On a weekend following the preparation class, the children are presented to the congregation at a Mass of your choice. This is the first part of the Infant Baptismal Rite 3. Celebration:
Several weeks later, at the weekend Masses, the rite is concluded with the baptismal immersion. The children, parents and godparents participate during the Mass after the homily. If godparents cannot be present, a proxy can be substituted. Exceptions to this process: If the child is in danger of death, Baptism will be celebrated immediately, with a commitment from the parents to participate in the next Infant Baptism preparation class. If the parents are members of, and have been prepared in, another parish, but wish for family reasons to have the Baptism celebrated here, the Baptism will be celebrated on one of the appointed infant baptism Sundays. St. Clare needs a letter of permission from the family's pastor. Private celebrations of the sacrament will be possible only for grave pastoral reasons and with the permission of the pastor. | 
