Please contact the Parish Office to schedule a meeting with our Parish Priest. Baptisms take place any Sunday after the 11am mass at St. James in Okotoks and at the 9am mass in Black Diamond.

For your first child, if he/she is seven years old or younger you are required to attend a baptismal preparation session.

Session dates for 2022/2023
October 26th
December 7th
January 18th, 2023
March 1st
April 19th
June 7th

If your child is older than 7, please see our RCIC or RCIT programs.

You are encouraged to take classes prior to your child being born.

A Baptism Registration Form must be handed into the parish office before the start of the session. This form can be emailed to Leanne at religiousedu@stjamesparishrc.com

As per Diocesan guidelines ~ Additional documents required:
> Child’s birth certificate
> Mother’s and/or Father’s Baptismal certificate
> Godparent(s)’ annotated Baptismal certificate (includes Confirmation information)

Both parents are to attend the session. It is recommended that children do not attend unless absolutely necessary.

Please contact the Parish Office for further details.