To register, parents need to submit a  Birth Certificate for unbaptized youth preparing for full initiation (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation). If your child has receive one or more sacraments, please bring their sacramental certificates to the registration. 

Yes. Sponsors should have received all the sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation), attend Mass regularly, and if married, they must have been married in the Church. If there is no one who can function as a sponsor in your family, one of our parishioners at St. Vincent's may be assigned to you if you wish. Of course, if you know a St. Vincent's parishioner whom you would like to invite to sponsor your child, feel free to ask that individual to participate in the RCIA process with you.

Yes. Those who have only received the sacrament of baptism have not been fully catechized (that is, initiated or taught) in the Catholic faith. And so, it makes sense that the RCIA process is a good fit for your child. As a baptized Catholic, your child will be enrolled in the RCIA as a candidate.

Except for some of the rites being slightly different, there is little difference. Those who are baptized are called candidates and those who are not baptized are called catechumens. Also, the rite of initiation for those who are not baptized (catechumens) includes a baptism. Those who are baptized will experience their first sacrament of reconciliation just before the rite of initiation.