Single mom to be looking to baptize child.. Where?

[mfdez]

Have any single moms been able to baptize their child in a catholic church? Where?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I did but not in this area. Just call around and ask.

[Anonymous]

Try Holy Trinity in Georgetown and St. Stephen Martyr in Foggy Bottom

I would stay away from anything in Virginia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try Holy Trinity in Georgetown and St. Stephen Martyr in Foggy Bottom

I would stay away from anything in Virginia

Unbelievable that you would write off the Catholica churches in an entire state?!

[Anonymous]

22:22 Not to me! (NP here.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Holy Trinity in Georgetown and St. Stephen Martyr in Foggy Bottom

I would stay away from anything in Virginia

Unbelievable that you would write off the Catholica churches in an entire state?!

Let me restate, the Arlington Diocese which covers 68 parishes in Northern Virginia is the most conservative in the U.S.

Examples of this: It was the last to allow girls to be alter servers and the position the Diocese took was not to allow girls to be alter servers, but to allow each parish to decide. In addition, it is the only Diocese in the US which has not disclosed information pertaining to the alleged abuses from priests.

Given the position that the Arlignton Diocese takes as well as my personal experience being a God Parent for multiple Parishes within Arlington, I would expect that the OP might not feel welcomed within the Diocese.

When I said that I would stay away from Virginia, my intent was to recommend that she stay away parishes in the Arlington Diocese (Northern Virgina) and given that this is DC Urban Mom's, I assumed the original poster was not looking for a recommendation for a Parish is Richmond, Newport News or Blacksburg. My short hand of "Virginia" was for Northern Virginia, I know nothing about other Diocese.

[Anonymous]

This is inane. There is no theological basis to deny baptism of a child in the Catholic church PROVIDED THAT single mom agrees -- LIKE ANY MARRIED COUPLE -- to raise the child in the Church.

Please do not put yourself off by these biases.

And get that child baptized, PRONTO.

[Anonymous]

In general, you are supposed to go to your parish church for services like weddings, baptisms, etc--though most will let you join their parish in advance of the event if you commit to attending mass there regularly. Certainly, the easiest course of action would be to pursue a baptism at a church where you are already a member/regular atendee. If you aren't attending anywhere, there is usually required to be a reasonable expectation that the child will be raised Catholic--ie, at least one parent is Catholic, so you may have to explain how the child will be raised Catholic in the absence of a practicing parent. You also need to have a Catholic sponsor (godparent) over the age of 16.

Church doctrine wouldn't penalize the child for the (perceived) sins of the parents, so marital status should not be a factor. That doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of individual priests who are jerks though.

[Anonymous]

I did. I was 17 and baptized my baby at Blessed Sacrament in Alexandria. I was so bad and got pregnant going through confirmation classes

[Anonymous]

Most of these posters are obviously either non-Catholic or non practicing Catholics. There is no reason at all that the church wouldn't baptize your baby. I assume by your post that you aren't members of your local parish. I would start there. Call and make an appointment to talk with the Priest. He'll tell you exactly what you need to do.

[Anonymous]

I am a Catholic and I have the bona fides (including 13 years of Catholic education). However, I would not baptize a child of mine in the diocese of Arlington for the reasons stated above. Further, a girlfriend of mine who was MARRIED to her child's father (but it was a second marriage) was given a great deal of static by a parish priest at St John the Apostle several years back.

If I recall correctly, the word "bastard" might even have been used. So, to the PP's point, I wouldn't do it in the diocese of Arlington either.

As a matter of fact, despite having resided in Fairfax County for a decade, I still got married in my childhood parish: Holy Trinity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a Catholic and I have the bona fides (including 13 years of Catholic education). However, I would not baptize a child of mine in the diocese of Arlington for the reasons stated above. Further, a girlfriend of mine who was MARRIED to her child's father (but it was a second marriage) was given a great deal of static by a parish priest at St John the Apostle several years back.

If I recall correctly, the word "bastard" might even have been used. So, to the PP's point, I wouldn't do it in the diocese of Arlington either.

As a matter of fact, despite having resided in Fairfax County for a decade, I still got married in my childhood parish: Holy Trinity.

Holy Trinity is not a catholic church. the sacraments are not valid at that church. stay away!

[Anonymous]

Holy Trinity is so a Catholic Church. What on earth are you and your Opus Dei friends smoking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Trinity is so a Catholic Church. What on earth are you and your Opus Dei friends smoking?

There are a lot of practices at HT that are inconsistent with, and in some cases contradictory, to the Magesterium....

[Anonymous]

Any church. if one tells you no -go to the next one. you owudl not wnat him in the "no" church anyway.