Through Baptism we are freed from sin and joined with Christ, sharing in His divinity and destined for eternal life. Baptism leaves us permanently changed, no longer the person we once were, but a new person, dying to death and sin, and rising to new life in Christ.

The rite consists of pouring water over the head while saying the Trinitarian formula. The crown of the head is anointed with Sacred Chrism. The newly baptized then receives a white garment and a candle lit from the Paschal Candle. Like Christ, who is the light of the world, the newly baptized Christian is to carry the light of Christ out into the world.

Please contact the Parish office at 573-477-3315 to make arrangements for Baptism.