To be a Christian is to be immersed into the divine and dynamic life of Christ and his family of disciples throughout the world.
The word baptism, literaly means "immersion".
Angels or spiritual beings are not baptized. They already being immersed in eternal life.
A Christian is baptised so as to begin their new life freely cooperating with God's grace to bring about the reality of heaven on this earth - what we call The Kingdom of God.
God communicates his divine life with us through his creation in particular ways that we call "sacraments", from an ancient word which means "a sacred binding oath and word of allegience and committment". We express these sacraments through a particular ritual engaging the mind, body and soul.
The Sacrament of Baptism
The natural language of water speaks to us of life, growth, thirst, cleansing and even death. Through the waters of baptism God's supernatural language is communicated to us with transforming power- divine life, spiritual growth, a thirst for him, cleansing from sin, death to the old self. Through baptism, we journey with and hold onto Christ who was plunged into death and emerged from its depth and grip, victorious and triumphant.
If you seek baptism, you will be invited to prepare for this life changing sacrament.
To begin this journey for the first time, speak with any of the clergy after any of the Masses or contact the parish office and we'll send you the details.
The Sacrament of Confession
Also called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or the Sacrament of Penance, we renew our baptism by recalling sins and failures in Christian discipleship we may have conscientiously committed. This sacrament of God's love and mercy offers us, through the Church, the personal assurace of our salvation, healing and strength to repair or make good our relationship with God, the Church and the world.