Joining the Maronite Community

What is entailed becoming Maronite?

• For Catholics: a meeting with our Rector may be all that is needed. In some cases, Chrismation (confirmation) may be needed. A child who is born of a Maronite Father is already Maronite Catholic regardless of which Catholic Church he or she was baptized at.
  
• For non Catholics: A person who desires to be received into communion (unity) with the Church may do so by contacting our parish priest who will set up a meeting. Our pastor may ask others (e.g., a deacon, subdeacon, a knowledgeble parishoner) to assist in the formal instruction in the Faith and understanding of the traditions and customs of the Maronite Church. 
  
•  If the person has never been validly baptized, he or she, must be baptized and receive Chrismation (confirmation) at a time mutually agreed upon by the pastor and the person; reception of the Eucharist would follow. 
  
•  If the person has already been baptized (e.g., in the Lutheran or other Protestant denomination) he or she must receive Chrismation followed by reception of the Eucharist.
  
•  If the person is a member of one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, he or she has already been baptized, received Chrismation and the Eucharist. A different process would be employed for this person to be received into the Catholic/Maronite Church and should consult with the Rector.