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Guidelines for Baptism & Seminar
The Baptism Preparation Seminar will be held
ONLINE via Zoom.
Parents and Godparents (one pair - one Godmother; one Godfather) must attend the seminar before requesting Baptism of their child. Godparents MUST BE CATHOLICS (Canon Law : 874.3). No documents are required at the time of the baptism seminar. Prior registration can be done online at the bottom of this page.
Registrations for the Baptism Seminar on June 11th are now closed. Please register for the next seminar on Friday, July 9th, registrations for which will commence on Saturday, June 12th at 11 AM.
Please note that the email with the zoom link and login details will go to the father's e-mail address.
Note: Parents / Godparents are requested to register their names online, if not registered as parishioners (www.saintmarysdubai.org/register) before proceeding to register their names for the Baptism Seminar. Head of the family member has to register his name first as primary contact person. After the registration, the primary contact person will get a Parish I.D number. Rest of the family members have to be registered under the ID number of the primary contact person and so with one parish i.d, the entire details of family members are recorded in our parishioner profile, then proceed to baptism seminar registration.
Baptism Seminar Online Registration Form:
Note:In case you did not receive a confirmation email upon registration, kindly inform:
The next seminar in July is scheduled for Friday, 9th July 2021. Kindly login online before 8:30 AM on Friday, 11th June 2021. The seminar will start at 8:30 - 10:00 AM. Please note that the meeting will be locked at 9:10 AM.
The zoom meeting link will be shared by email - Each registered family member can log in using individual zoom accounts - Please ensure to follow the instructions for attending the zoom meeting, which are provided in the registration email.
Important:
register@saintmarysdubai.org
BAPTISM FOR INFANTS (after attending seminar)
Please contact the St. Mary’s Church Parish Office for more information on the Baptism for infants
Documents required for Baptism are:
All documents are to be submitted on the day of the baptism.- Photocopy of the Church Marriage Certificate of the parents
- Photocopy of the Birth Certificate of the child.
- Photocopy of the Confirmation Certificates of the Godparents (only one pair)
Please note:
Parents who are not married in the Catholic Church and wish to baptize their child after attending the Baptism Preparation Seminar, must meet the priest and promise to rectify their marriage in the Catholic Church as soon as possible or during the Mass Wedding in St. Mary’s Church, Dubai.