"HOLY BAPTISM IS THE BASIS OF THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN LIFE, THE GATEWAY TO LIFE IN THE SPIRIT, AND THE DOOR WHICH GIVES ACCESS TO THE OTHER SACRAMENTS. THROUGH BAPTISM WE ARE FREED FROM SIN AND REBORN AS SONS OF GOD; WE BECOME MEMBERS OF CHRIST, ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE CHURCH AND MADE SHARERS IN HER MISSION" - CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Baptism for Children: Birth to Age 6
Bautismo para Niños: Recién Nacidos Hasta los 6 Años

Contact / Contacto​: Cathy Maranon​ 

Email / Correo Electrónico: ​cmaranon@stfoafrisco.org

Phone/Teléfono: 972-712-2645 Ext. 500 (English/Inglés)
Ext. 501 (Spanish / Español​)

Information about the infant baptism process can be found in the Baptism Brochure below. Please complete and submit the on-line Baptism Registration Form below to initiate the process. Parents and Godparents are required to attend a Baptism class. St. Francis of Assisi offers the class on the second Saturday of most months and free childcare is provided on a first come first serve basis. To register for the class, please complete and submit the on-line Baptism Class Sign-Up Form below.
​La información sobre el proceso de bautismo infantil se puede encontrar en el folleto del bautismo a continuación. Complete y envíe Registro Bautismal en línea para iniciar el proceso. Los padres y los padrinos deben asistir a una clase de bautismo. San Francisco de Asís ofrece la clase el segundo sábado de la mayoría de los meses y se ofrece cuidado de niños gratuito por orden de llegada. Para inscribirse en la clase, complete y envíe el siguiente formulario de inscripción en la clase de bautismo en línea.

On-Line Registration Form / Registro Bautismal en Línea

On-Line Class Sign-Up / Inscripción en línea de Clase

Brochure / Folleto

Learn More / Aprende Más

Hardcopy Form / Forma impresa

(Please use On-Line Registration Form unless instructed to use the hardcopy form by the Baptism Coordinator.
Utilice el formulario de registro en línea a menos que el coordinador de bautismo le indique que utilice el formulario en papel.)

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Baptism for Children: Age 7 and Above

Contact: Kerry Rhodes

Email: Krhodes@stfoafrisco.org

Phone: (972) 712-2645, Ext. 252

Children of Catholic parent(s) who have reached the age of 7 (age of reason) and have not been baptized are invited to participate in the RCIA Adapted for Children process.  This process will prepare young people and their families for the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. 

​Because the sacraments unite us to Christ and his Body, the Church, all families preparing for sacramental reception through the RCIA Adapted for Children process need to be registered and active members of the St. Francis Catholic community. 
 
Parents of children in the RCIA Adapted for Children process are required to participate in the RCIA process for adults.
 
Please contact Kerry Rhodes for more information.

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Baptism for Adults

Contact: Melissa Silvestro

Email: msilvestro@stfoafrisco.org

Phone: (972) 712-2645, Ext. 230

If you are unbaptized or baptized in another Christian faith and are interested in joining the Catholic Church, we invite you to explore the RCIA program at St. Francis.