Baptism

Saturday, February 7th at 9:00 AM

Prepare for Baptism

• Baptism Preparation Classes are held the first Saturday of every month at 9:00 AM.

• Classes are required before the baptism of your first child, or if it’s been over two years since your last class.

• If you have already completed a baptism class within the last two years, please provide a certificate of baptism class completion. Otherwise, you are welcome to join the next Baptism Preparation class.

• Classes are taught by Deacon Stan Upah.

Request to Schedule a Baptism

• Please fill out this Baptism Request Form (PDF) and submit to the Cluster Office

• To register for classes or request a baptism, call the Cluster Office at 641-484-3039

• Baptisms typically take place at 9:00 AM on Saturdays or during a weekend Mass.

• We’re happy to answer any questions and assist you throughout the process.
  
  
  

Guidelines for Godparents (Sponsors & Witness)

A Godparent must be a confirmed Catholic who has received the Holy Eucharist, regularly attends weekly Mass, and lives a life of faith consistent with the role of a godparent. See details from Canon Law below.

These are the guidelines for baptism and confirmation as set out in Canon Law of the 
Roman Catholic Church.

“Insofar as possible, a person to be baptized is to be given a sponsor (Godparent) who assists an adult in Christian initiation or together with the parents presents an infant or child for baptism. A sponsor (Godparent) also helps the baptized person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.”  -Canon 872

1.To be a Godparent (sponsor) a person must:

• Be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor.
• Must have completed the 16th year of age.
• Must be a Catholic who has been confirmed and already received the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. He/She must attend Mass and receive the Eucharist on a regular weekly basis and lead a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on.
• Not be the father or the mother of the one to be baptized. -Canon 874

2. There is to be only one male sponsor (Godfather or one female sponsor (Godmother) or one of each. Two men or two women cannot be Godparents (sponsors) either at Baptism or Confirmation and secondly, there may be no more than two Godparents (sponsors). -Canon 873

3. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic (ecclesial) Christian community cannot be a Godparent (sponsor) except together with a Catholic sponsor (Godparent) and then only as a Christian witness of the baptism. -Canon 874

The Ultimate Guide to Catholic Baptism - learn more about Catholic Baptism from Ascension Press