9502 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Phone: (505) 898-5253  Fax: (505) 898-0496

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

Since 1907

Religious Education - Baptism for Older Kids

We offer a baptism preparation class to those children who were not baptized before they reached the age of reason (7 years).  This class is known in some places as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) or the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) modified for children.  Regardless of the name we assign to the class, this is the method to bring your child into the church through baptism.  If your child is 4th grade or older please consider enrolling them in this class.

We will begin this class in March. This year we will begin on 26/29 February and continue for 7 weeks, culminating with their baptism at Easter.  We will cover such issues as the meaning of Lent, baptism and baptismal symbols, the Word of God, the Easter Vigil and we will also watch a video about baptism before practicing for the Easter ceremony.  This class is structured so that your child can attend during their normal class time.  Their catechists will provide them with any material they may miss while attending baptismal class.

To register your child for this class, in addition to their normal religious education class, contact us at (505) 898-5253, Ext 1 or 2 or send us an e-mail at michaelillerbrun@qwestoffice.net