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WHICH PARISH AM I A MEMBER OF?
1… “Non-registered Member” – You are automatically belong to a parish near where you live. Click HERE to find your parish.
2… “Registered Member” – You may also register at a parish where you live or any parish of your choosing. Registered Member are those who registered at least 6 months prior and showed evidence of participation, most commonly through turning in your weekly contribution envelopes with or without your contribution.
FORMS:
– Request Baptism at Holy Family
– Permission Letter from the Pastor
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.”
– Matthew 28:19-20a.
Dear friends,
Welcome to Holy Family and thank you for choosing to give your child the Gift of Faith through the Sacrament of Baptism; in which your child will be incorporated as a member of the Body of Christ, the Church. Baptism enables your child to fully participate in a wonderful new life of the Sacramental Graces in the Church for his/her spiritual journey and receiving Christ’s gift of salvation.
- At Holy Family we require the Parents and Godparent(s) to attend a baptismal class if they have not done so within the past two years. Must signup with parish office before attending class.
- If you are not a parishioner of Holy Family, please contact your local parish to find out what the requirements are, then your pastor will provide you a letter of permission [Permission FORM], allow you to take the class and/or baptize your child here after all requirements below are fulfilled.
Following are some Church requirements and local practices to help you get ready to have your child baptize here at Holy Family:
- Regarding the Child: The child must be under 7 years of age and has the consent of both parents or the responsible guardian. Child over 7 years old must go through sacramental preparation.
- Regarding the Parents: To ensure that the child will be brought up in the faith and receive formal religious education, at least one parent must be a Roman Catholic, and should be in good standing with the Church teachings. If parents are not married in the Church, please make an appointment with the pastor or provide a letter in a sealed envelope to the pastor explaining the situation. This enable the pastor to further minister the spiritual growth of the parents.
- Regarding the Godparent(s):
- Only one godparent is required. If two godparents are chosen, one should be male and one female.
- A godparent must be fully initiated Catholic (have received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) and should have completed his/her sixteenth year unless the pastor makes an exception for a just cause.
- A godparent must be a practicing Catholic leading a life in harmony with the Catholic faith and the role of godparent, in order to help the parents and the child to live out their faith. If the godparents are married, they must have a church recognized marriage.
- Where there is a cultural practice of multiple godparents, pastors may allow the family to involve a number of people in the celebration. However, only one set of godparents is recorded.
- A Christian, baptized in another faith tradition, may not serve as godparent, but may serve as a witness along with a Catholic godparent and will be recorded accordingly.
- A godparent cannot be the parent of the child.
We hope this helped clearing up some questions you may have as you are making and preparing for this important moment of your child and family.
To request Baptism for your child(ren), please fill out these questions: https://www.osvhub.com/holy-family-parish-sd/forms/request-baptism
May God bless you always!