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Sacrament of Baptism

        Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.                    Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and

          made sharers in her mission:  "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word." 

Baptism of your child ideally takes place within the first few months after birth, but can happen later.

         We are delighted that you are seeking baptism for your child with our parish.

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Baptism Schedule

• Baptisms are celebrated once monthly from September to June on scheduled Sundays at 2:00pm.   

• Dates will be assigned based on availability and upon receipt of complete Baptism Request forms.

• Note we are fully booked for all Spring dates.​  Baptisms are not celebrated over the summer months and the next schedule for          Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 will be posted here late summer 2025.

• All parents  must attend a Baptism Preparation Meeting. These meetings are held monthly on scheduled Sundays at 12:30 pm. 

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Baptism Requirements

• Parents seeking baptism must be registered and practicing members of this parish. Registration information is available here. 

• If you reside outside of the parish boundaries you are required to submit a Letter of Permission from the parish in which you reside.  The parish boundaries are found here. Please note that preference will be given to parishioners residing in and practicing    the faith at St. Paul the Apostle Parish and there are limited spots available for out of boundary requests.

• One parent must be Baptized Roman (Latin) Catholic and must include their Record of Baptism with the request form.

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Baptism Request Form

• Submit Request for Baptism form to Pastoral Assistant, Arden Ouellette, aouellette@hamiltondiocese.com.   

• The submitted request form must be filled out in full.

• Allow 1-2 weeks    for follow up due to the large number of requests received.

 

Godparent Guidelines

• It is important to understand the requirements of a godparent prior to choosing someone to fulfill this very important role.

• A God Parent must be a Baptised, Confirmed and practicing Catholic, age 16 and up and cannot be a parent of the child to be baptized. Read the requirement for God Parent guidelines here. 

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