The church is happy to see your family grow and insists that your children be baptized as soon as possible. To comply with our obligation, we would like to remind you of your responsibility and the necessary requirements for Baptism.

To the Parents: Your children are incorporated into the family of the Children of God. As they grow you should teach them to know and to love God. Therefore, your example and dedication are the utmost importance.

Parents must present the BIRTH CERTIFICATE of the child to be baptized and fill out the Baptism application.

When choosing Godparents, the church tells us that:

They are fully initiated into the Catholic Church; that they have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Communion & Confirmation, and they live their life in accordance with the Catholic Faith and the responsibility that they are about to assume. (Code of Cannon Law #874-3) A person or persons who live “out of wedlock” (Living as a couple with someone, not married.) cannot serve as a Godparent for Baptism.

*If you choose a married couple as Godparents they must be married by the Catholic Church. They will be required to bring in a CATHOLIC Marriage Certificate. We will not accept civil marriage certificates.

 *If you choose a single person as a Godparent, he/she will be required to bring their Certificates of CONFIRMATION AND COMMUNION.

 *If the Godparents you choose are NOT registered members of our parish, they will be required to bring a letter of Recommendation from their Parish signed by the pastor of that Parish.

 *If the child is 7 years or older, they will have to register for P.R.E.P. Classes and will then be Baptized once the child has completed the first year.

Parents and Godparents are required to attend Preparation Classes for Baptism, which will be given in our parish at 7:00pm on Tuesdays prior to the scheduled baptism date. We recommend that you don’t bring children to the pre-Baptismal classes, this is because we would like for you and everyone else in the class not to be distracted in any way.