If you would like to have your child baptized here at St. Matthew, you will need to:
Please contact Deacon Oscar Vela to set-up a meeting and go over requirements.
Parents and Godparents/Sponsors are required to attend all of the monthly classes.
St. Matthew Parishioners need to take the classes at St. Matthew's.
Godparents/Sponsors from another parish may attend classes in their own parish if they bring a letter or certificate of completion.
The child's state birth certificate is required.
FOR ADULT BAPTISM PLEASE CONTACT: Gail Dereszewski Director of RCIA Email: gail@stmatts.org Phone: (210)-478-5004
Baptism is the beginning of our faith and our gateway into the Church. It is the first of three Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation and Eucharist being the other two). 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: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word". (CCC 1213)