We are excited to be a part of your child’s relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church through the Sacrament of Baptism! It is always a joyful experience for us to welcome a new Christian into the Church and into our parish community.  Through baptism, your child will be adopted into God’s family, receive the grace of salvation won for us by Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, and have life in the Holy Spirit.  As the doorway into God’s Church, Baptism enables your child to grow in holiness.

Preparation for Registration

If you can answer YES to all the questions below, you may be ready to request the Sacrament of Baptism for your child.  After you attend the Baptism Preparation Class, you will receive a Baptism Packet which contains the necessary forms and information.

1. Is the child 6 years old or younger? 

2. Have the parents of the child attended a Baptismal Preparation class?

3. Are the parents of the child registered parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua?

Registration Process

1. Sacrament of Baptism Request Form. Complete the Baptism Request Form for more information on how to get started. Upon submitting this form, our Baptism coordinator will get in touch with you for further instructions. To see available baptism ceremony dates, check our schedule here.

2. Complete Baptism Preparation class. Both parents must take the online and in-person components. If parents attended a Baptism Preparation class within the past three years at a parish other than St Anthony of Padua, you will need to submit the verification letter or certification from that parish.

3. Godparent Information Forms must be completed and signed by each godparent. You will find the requirements and obligations for godparents on the forms linked below. Email completed forms to our baptism coordinator.

• English Godparent/Christian Witness Commitment Form

• Español Forma de Padrino/Madrina/Testigo Cristiano

4. Official Birth Certificate. We will need a copy of your child’s official Birth Certificate as soon as possible. To receive the baptismal certificate on the day of the ceremony, the birth certificate must be received no later than two weeks before the ceremony.

5. Parish Registration. You will need to provide your parishioner registration number you received when you submitted the "join our parish" form.

• If you do not know your number, send an inquiry to support@ap.church 

• If you are not a member of our parish, we will need a Letter of Assurance from the pastor of your current church.

• If you need a Letter of Assurance from St Anthony of Padua because your child is celebrating baptism at another Catholic parish, email Claudia Avena with your request.

Questions

Let us know if you need any assistance with the registration process.  If you prefer, we are happy to set up an appointment to meet in person to guide you through the steps or answer any questions you may have about infant baptism.