Baptisms

Matthew 28:19-20 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

¹⁹  Go, therefore,^* and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 20 and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.^* And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.
 

To receive the Holy Sacrament of Baptism you need to:

• Be a registered parishioner  for 3 months or more prior to receiving any sacrament
• Stop by the parish for the registration form
• Must bring all paper work required in order to reserve the date (Child's Birth Certificate, including Godparents information as listed below)
• Check availability and schedule Baptism –call parish for more information(Baptisms are offered every first and third Saturday of the month at 11:00 AM.  
• You may have one or two Godparents (Sponsors). If you have two Godparents they must be one male and one female

Godparent Requirements

• If married, you need to be married by the Catholic Church (bring an updated Baptism certificate with notations)
• If not married, must be 16 years of age and older and must have sacraments (bring an updated Baptism certificate with notations)
• Need letter from parish verifying that they are in good standing with the Catholic Church.
• All these required listed above must be turned in before baptismal instruction class. (It is very important you turn these requirements in on time).  Baptismal classes are the Wednesday before the first Saturday of the month.
• "Pastors must ascertain the spiritual qualifications of sponsors.  The sponsor for any candidate may be male or female and is to be sufficiently mature, a practicing Catholic, who has him/herself not been prohibited by law from exercising the roles of a sponsor.  One of the Baptismal Godparents is not only allowed, but is in fact desired as the Confirmation sponsor, so as to emphasize the relationship between Baptism and Confirmation." (Canon 893)  This person is an active witness of the Catholic faith in both word and deed, and is able to perform the duties of Confirmation Sponsor.