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Bridget's avatar

I got to skip baptism class for my second child but not for my last child because people figure that if it has been too long you have forgotten everything. What would have made "baptism class for those who are re-enlisting" more palatable to me: an offer of free babysitting. I don't mind how many times someone wants to form me but they need to acknowledge the realities of my existence while they are doing so. :)

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Anonymous AJ's avatar

My experience: a 30 minute video for baptism #1 and none during baptism #2. In fairness, number 2 was during covid.

Want to know what would work? For new parents who don't have kids, a smoked meat and beer theology on tap style prep class one evening. Salutary effect number 1: people would want to be there and learn better. Salutary effect number 2: you could build a community of families, a good prophylactic against wandering off after the baptism. Salutary effect number 3: if the KofC provides the meat and booze they could snag a few more members.

For those that already have kids, use some commonsense about whether they are engaged in parish and faith life (probably dont need a class) and those who aren't (probably do). If your parish is too big to make that call, then give an option to test out.

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