Description:
Baptism begins a child's life of faith. With the parents, godparents, and Christian community, parish leaders and ministers prepare families for this special celebration and sacred duty.
Part of the new Liguori Sacramental-Preparation Series, this guide arms facilitators and coordinators of baptismal-preparation classes with the information they need to instruct and inspire.
Complete with references to Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and other key documents, it includes
- How-to guides for baptismal-prep meetings
- Page-by-page tips for using the Parent Guide
- "From the Film" feature connects topics to the new Your Baby's Baptism video
- Tools for sacramental formation and faithful families
- All the great resources in the Parent Guide--and more!
Features:
- Topic-by-topic guide to the parent booklet
- DVD-connection sidebars
- How to talk to parents and godparents
- Helping parents select godparents
- Transitioning parents into parish/family life
- Reproducible resource handout
Brief description:
Emily Strand, MA was Campus Minister and Director of Liturgy at the University of Dayton for 7 years, where she also taught courses on Catholicism and Catholic liturgy. Now a full-time mom, Emily serves on the Worship Commission for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, speaks at parishes on liturgy and the Paschal Mystery, and serves her parish in Columbus, OH as a lector and choir member.