St. Augustine Cathedral

Baptisms Guidelines

Congratulations on your beautiful baby! We are excited to be a part of your child’s baptism.

Because this is a special day in your child’s life and yours we have some guidelines that are required by the Catholic church. These requirements are necessary to ensure your child has a wonderful baptism and a lifelong journey as a new member of the Catholic faith.

Thank you for your patience and commitment to your Catholic faith.

These guidelines are for children 0 - 5 years in age. Over 5 years, they must go through Religious Education. There is no cost/fee for baptisms at St. Augustine. Currently, we are not conducting private baptisms.

Baptism Schedule 2023:

English Group Baptism is held every second Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Spanish Group Baptism is held every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Dates and Times are subject to change for both.

Clase  Pre-bautismal en Español a las 6:00pm el jueves Bautismo en Español a las 2:00pm el domingo Clase: Jueves 8/17/2023 Bautismo: Domingo 8/20/2023 Clase: Jueves 9/14/2023 Bautismo: Domingo 9/17/2023 Clase: Jueves 10/12/2023 (6:00pm) Bautismo: Domingo 10/15/2023 Clase: Jueves 11/16/2023 Bautismo: Domingo 11/19/2023 Clase: Jueves 12/14/2023 Bautismo: Domingo 12/17/2023

English Pre-Baptism Class at 6:00pm on Thursday English Baptism at 2:00 pm on Sunday Class: Thursday 8/3/2023 Baptism: Sunday 8/13/2023 Class: Thursday 9/7/2023 Baptism: Sunday 9/10/2023 Class: Thursday 10/5/2023 Baptism: Sunday 10/8/2023 Class: Thursday 11/9/2023 Baptism: Sunday 11/12/2023 Class: Thursday 12/7/2023 Baptism: Sunday 12/10/2023

Parents Requirements:

1. Complete baptismal form
2. Provide original Certified Birth Certificate of child to be baptized - to make copy in office.

Godparent Requirements:

• If married, sponsors need to provide the following:
  1. Marriage Certificate through the Catholic church
  2. Baptimal Certificate, First Holy Communion Certificate, and Confirmation Certificate

• If single, sponsors need to provide the following:
  1. Single sponsors who are living with a significant other are ineligible
  2. Baptimal Certificate, First Holy Communion Certificate, and Confirmation Certificate

If two people will be sponsors, they need to be a man and a woman.

Only one couple are godparents. Others will be considered Christian witnesses and will not appear on the Baptism Certificate.

If parents and/or godparents are NOT PARISHIONERS, a letter of permission is required from their parish (must be a registered parishioner) or parish boundary (A parish boundary pertains to the area the parish serves the community - usually the closest parish to your residence).

Pre-baptismal Class:

Parents and Godparents are required to take a pre-baptismal class. The English class is held the first Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Cathedral. The Spanish class is held the Thursday before the baptism at 6:00 p.m. in the Cathedral. If the baptism class is taken at another church (within a year of baptism), provide confirmation of taking the class.

ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO BAPTISM CLASS TO SCHEDULE BAPTISM.

We ask that you please submit all paperwork two weeks prior to the baptism class. Any other questions that you may have can be answered by the Rector, or the Parochial Vicar at 623-6351.