Infant Baptism is for children ages 0-6 years old. For children ages 7 years and older, please refer to the "Older Child Baptism" section below.  Please allow a minimum of 3 months to have your child baptized at St. Theresa Church.

Requirements for Baptism at St. Theresa Church

1. Parents must complete and submit a Baptism Request Form with a copy of the child’s official, government-issued Certificate of Birth to St. Theresa Catholic Church. 
2. Parents and Godparents must attend Baptism preparation classes, either at St. Theresa's or another Catholic parish if the parents or godparents live out of town or out of state. 
3. A Godparent must be a Catholic in good standing.  He or she must have received his or her Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation) and if married, must be married in the Catholic Church.
4. A child must have at least one Catholic Godparent.  Parents may choose a Christian Witness as the child's second Sponsor, if the individual is of another Christian faith tradition.

Request for Baptism at St. Theresa Church

If the child (or children) is (are) to be baptized at St. Theresa's, please fill in the fillable PDF Baptism Request Form that appears to the left.  You must fill in one form for each child being baptized and must provide a copy of the child’s (children’s) official, "full form" Certificate of Birth. 

Please return the document to St. Theresa's in one of four ways:

1. Drop off the completed form and a copy of the child’s birth certificate at St. Theresa’s office.

2. Mail the completed form and a copy of the child’s official Certificate of Birth to St. Theresa Catholic Church, Attention: Infant Baptism, 6622 Haskell St., Houston, TX 77007.

3. Image (scan) the completed form and a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and email the image(s) to baptism@sttheresa.cc.

4. Bring the completed form and a copy of the child’s birth certificate to class.  

Baptism Dates and Times

Unless otherwise noted, Group Baptisms take place on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m.  Please email the Baptism Coordinator at baptism@sttheresa.cc to request a date for Group Baptism. We will schedule Baptisms only after receipt of the Baptism Request Form and verification of attendance of a Baptism Preparation Class by both the parents and the godparents.

Upcoming Group Baptisms:

• June 19, 2022; 12:30 p.m. (full)

• July 17, 2022; 12:30 p.m. 

• August 21, 2022; 12:30 p.m.

• September 18, 2022; 12:30 p.m.

• October 16, 2022; 12:30 p.m.

• November 20, 2022; 12:30 p.m.

• December 18, 2022; 12:30 p.m.

The next Baptism preparation class for parents, godparents, and Christian witnesses will take place from 3:00-4:00 p.m. on May 22, 2022 in the Fellowship Hall at St. Theresa Church.  (We do not have an online option for this class.)  Registration will open in mid-April.  

Future Baptism Preparation Classes:

• May 22, 2022, 3:00 p.m. (in-person)

• July 2022 (Date and time TBD)

• September 2022 (Date and time TBD)

• November 2022 (Date and time TBD)
  
  The class format may be in person (in St. Theresa's Fellowship Hall) or via Zoom and video. Please check back for more details.

• If your child is 7 years or older, he or she must attend Faith Formation classes for 2 years before being baptized.

• The Catholic Church believes that a child aged 7 years or older has reached the age of reason. Because a child has reached the age of reason, he or she will receive all three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation) at the same time, usually during the Easter season.

• Please contact Tommy Cordova at St. Theresa Church at 713.869.3783 for more information.

If you are an adult and you wish to be baptized, you will need to enroll in our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program.

The RCIA program is a one to two-year program for those who have never been baptized, those who have been baptized in another faith tradition, or those who have been baptized in the Catholic faith but have not received the other Sacraments of Initiation.

Please contact Tommy Cordova at St. Theresa Church at 713.869.3783 for more information.