Sacrament of Baptism

Registration Process

• Visit the parish office to pick up a Baptism Registration Form.

• Return the completed form with all required original documents stated on the form in order to reserve a date (copies are not accepted).

• In addition to the documents required in the form, parents must bring in the following original documents to the office when turning in the form:

  • Parent IDs

  • Child’s original Birth Certificate

Baptism Schedule

• Spanish Baptisms: 1st Saturday of every month

• English Baptisms: 3rd Saturday of every month

• All paperwork must be submitted by the Friday before the Baptism class.

Baptism Classes

• A completed packet must be turned in the Friday before the Baptism Instruction Class in order to attend.

• Held once a month on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, in both English and Spanish, the week before the first Saturday of the month.

• Parents and Godparents must attend.

You may have one or two Godparents. If there are two, one must be male and one female. All Godparents must meet the following:

• If Married:

  • Must be married in the Catholic Church.

  • Must provide both the Marriage Certificate and Confirmation Certificate.

• If Not Married:

  • Must be at least 16 years old.

  • Must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

  • Must be single and not living with a partner.

• Civil Marriages (not married in the Church): Disqualify a person from serving as a Sponsor.

• All Sponsors must provide original certificates of:

  • Baptism

  • First Holy Communion

  • Confirmation

    OR an updated Baptism certificate with notations.
    
    

For any questions or assistance, please contact the parish office:

956-722-1251

For sacramental records:

956-722-6225

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