To Have Your Child Baptized

For the baptism of an infant, it is necessary that there be a founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic faith. If such a hope is altogether lacking, the baptism should wait.

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1. Be an active, registered member of St. Joseph the Worker.  If you are unsure if you are registered, call the Parish Office at 610-395-2876.  If you need to register, e-mail Gina at gmedvedz@stjwchurch.org to make an appointment.

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2.  If you will be registering, baptism paperwork will be processed at that time.  You must be registered and attending Mass for three months prior to the baptism of your child.

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3.  If you are already a registered member of the parish, download and complete a Baptism Request Form HERE and submit it to the Parish Office, Attn. Deacon Butch.

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4.  A Deacon will contact you to settle a date, provide Baptism Workshop information, and answer your questions.

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5.  Baptisms are celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month after the 11 AM Mass.

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For information about Adult Baptism, please visit the RCIA page.

 

Sponsors (Godparents)

To be admitted to the role of sponsor, a person must:​

• Be at least 16 years old.

• Be a Catholic who has been baptized, confirmed and has already received the sacrament of the Eucharist and leads a life in harmony with the faith and role to be undertaken.

• If married, married in the Catholic Church.

• If Catholic, must be a registered, practicing member of a parish for at least three months.

• There has to be a minimum of one godparent, maximum of two. If two godparents, there must be one male and one female.

• The godparents cannot be the father or mother of the one being baptized.

• Note: a baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic faith community may be admitted as a Christian witness together with a Catholic sponsor.​