INFANT BAPTISM

 

BAPTISM ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

Baptisms are administered three times during the year (namely May, August and November).

 

Please check your Year Calendar for the dates.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

Ø   The parents are required to meet the block leader before they meet the Parish Priest. A letter of recommendation is required from the block leader.

 

Ø   A month before the actual date of Baptism, the parents are requested to register the names of the children at the Office of the Parish Priest.

 

Ø   Both parents are required to meet the parish priest for the interview.

 

Ø   The non-Catholic parent must give a letter of permission to the Catholic Church for the baptism of the baby.

 

Ø   Please bring the following documents with you when you come for the Registration:

 

o   Full Birth Certificate of the Child

o   Baptism Cards of both the parents

o   Contribution Cards of the parents

o   Baptism Cards of the Godparents

o   Contribution Cards of the Godparents

 

Ø   Only a Confirmed Catholic can stand as Godparent (proof thereof should be presented)

 

Ø   Those from non-Catholic church can act only as witness. A proof of their membership at the other churches is to be produced.

 

Ø   The Parents and the Godparents must attend Baptism Classes of four (4) sessions.

 

Ø   The Parents must make sure that their Church Contribution is brought up-to-date. A failure in this regard will result in the postponement of the baptism.

 

Ø   Active participation in the Church activities and attendance at the block gatherings and prayer meetings ensures the further upbringing of the child in Christian faith and morals.

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