Yes. All Saints does not require that parents be registered parishioners at our beloved parish. However, in order to baptize your child at All Saints, parents must be actively practicing Catholics and complete the Baptism Preparation Class.

The Church does not charge for the celebration of the sacrament. Families are encouraged to give a donation to the priest or deacon on the day of the child’s Baptism.

All Saints Catholic Church invites parents to contact the Parish Office at 972-778-0301 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as early as possible during the pregnancy. Participating in the preparation process during pregnancy allows appropriate time to discern whether Baptism should be celebrated once the child is born. Remember that the cornerstone of the baptism process is the concept that there is a well-founded hope that the child will be raised in the Catholic faith.

Parents are to be properly prepared to live out the commitment they are making (i.e., to raise their child in the Catholic faith) and for being able to celebrate the Sacrament with understanding as to its impact, beauty, significance, and nature. Therefore, parents are required to attend Baptism Preparation Classes before their children are baptized. Unless there is a dire emergency or grave cause, this cannot be exempted.

The Baptism Class is part of the Baptism Preparation process and therefore both Catholic parents (if they have custody of the child) are required to attend the Baptism Class. The primary purpose of the Baptism Class is not only to register for the baptism process, but also to determine the parents' intention to raise the child in the Catholic faith, to discuss the parents' own relationship with the Catholic Church, and to answer any remaining questions or concerns.

The role of a godparent / sponsor is very valuable in the Christian formation of a baptized child. Therefore, godparents / sponsors must be prepared in order to fulfill their roles in the Baptismal Rite and in assisting the parents in their duties of raising the child in the practice of the Catholic faith. All Saints highly recommends and strongly encourages that the godparent / sponsor attend classes; this is required.

Because All Saints does require godparents to attend classes, we do offer Baptism Preparation for godparents. You will be provided with a "Certificate of Completion" if the Baptism Preparation Class is taken at All Saints.

Should parents have completed the Baptism Preparation Classes, and then within two years be blessed with another child, the parents will not need to attend the program again.

No. Only a practicing Catholic who meets the qualifications can be a godparent or sponsor. However, a non-Catholic, baptized Christian who participates in the Baptism and accepts responsibility for helping raise the child to live a Christian life can participate in the Rite of Baptism as a "Christian Witness" (and so reflected on the baptismal certificate) if a Catholic godparent is also present. Likewise, a Christian who was baptized and confirmed Catholic and now practices in another Christian tradition cannot be either a godparent / sponsor or a Christian Witness. The Church requires at least one godparent who is a practicing, confirmed Catholic age 16 or older. That godparent's name is entered into the Parish Record Book as the "official" godparent or sponsor for baptism. Thus, if you wish to have an additional person bear witness at Baptism as a Christian Witness and be listed as such, then you must also have one fully initiated (meaning that they have celebrated Confirmation) Catholic godparent who is not impeded from being a godparent / sponsor as well.