Baptismal Registration Form

Baptismal In-Take Form
POLICY ON BAPTISM AT SAINT JOHN’S

1. Parents seeking the sacrament of Baptism for their child at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan Minnesota, must be actively participating and registered members of either 1) Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan Minnesota, or 2) another Catholic Church either a) within or b) outside the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

2. Parents who are not actively participating, registered members of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan Minnesota, seeking baptism at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan Minnesota, will be required to have written authorization (see approval affidavit) from the pastor of the Catholic Church where they are actively participating and registered, authorizing Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan Minnesota to perform the sacramental baptism.

Actively participating - an actively participating member of the Catholic Church is one who regularly participates in the sacramental life of the Church. This includes but is not limited too, weekly Mass, frequent reception of Holy Communion in a properly disposed state, regular use of the sacrament of Confession, etc.

Registered member - a person is registered at a parish when they are enrolled in the record keeping system of the parish. This may, or may not, be in the parish boundaries for which they live.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD

NOTE - We only do baptisms on the 1st and 3rd Sunday's of the month.
Preferred Baptism Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Legal Name of Person being Baptized (No Nicknames)*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
Place of Birth*
Gender of Child*

MaleFemale
Was the child adopted?*

YesNo
Was the child privately baptized?*

YesNo
Is this your first Child being baptized?*

YesNo
Have you attended a baptism class before?*

YesNo
If yes, where?
INFORMATION ABOUT PARENTS
Mother's Full Legal Name (No Nicknames)*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Mother's Legal Maiden Name (No Nicknames)*
Mother's Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Mother's Email*
example@example.com
Mother's Religion*
Was the Mother baptized?*

YesNoUnsure
Was the Mother Confirmed?*

YesNoUnsure
Is the Mother an alumni of St John the Baptist Catholic School?*

YesNo
If yes, what year did the Mother graduate?
Father's Full Legal Name (No Nicknames)*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Father's Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Father's Email
example@example.com
Father's Religion*
Was the Father baptized?*

YesNoUnsure
Was the Father Confirmed?*

YesNoUnsure
Is the Father an alumni of St John the Baptist Catholic School?*

YesNo
If yes, what year did the Father graduate?
Home Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Marital Status*

SingleMarriedWidowedSeparatedDivorced
If married, who officiated the wedding?

Catholic Priest/DeaconMinister of another denominationJudge (Marriage later "Blessed/Convalidated" by a Catholic Priest or Deacon)Judge (Marriage was NOT later "Blessed/Convalidated")Living Together and non married
Date and Place of Marriage (Name of Church, City, State, Zipcode)
Are you registered as a parishioner at St John the Baptist Catholic Church Jordan?*

YesNoUnsure
If no, at which parish are you registered?
SPONSOR INFORMATION
SPONSOR REQUIREMENTS

A person being baptized is to be assigned a sponsor. In the case of adult baptism, the sponsor's role is to assist the person in Christian Initiation. In the case of an infant/child baptism, the role is to present the child for baptism, together with the parents, and to help the child to lead a Christian life befitting the baptized, and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING A SPONSOR

There is to be only ONE male sponsor or ONE female sponsor the person (i.e. minimum of one or no more than two of which there will be one male and one female).

To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:

1) be designated by the one to be baptized, or by the parents, or by the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention fo fulfilling this function;

2) have completed the sixteeth year of age, unless the diocesan Bishop has established anothe rage, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;

3) be a Catholic who has been confimred and has already received the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on; a person living out & practicing their faith;

4) not bound by an canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;

5) not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized
NON-CATHOLIC WITNESS

A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclsial community (methodist, lutheran, etc), is not to participate except together with a Catholic sponsor and then only as a witness of the baptism.
FIRST SPONSOR/WITNESS
Gender of First Sponsor/Witness*

MaleFemale
Is the First a Sponsor or Witness?*

SponsorWitness
Is the First Sponsor/Witness Catholic?*

YesNo
First Sponsor/Witness's Full Legal Name (No Nicknames)*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
First Sponsor/Witness's Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
First Sponsor/Witness's Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
First Sponsor/Witness's Email
example@example.com
First Sponsor/Witness's Home Parish (Name, City, State)
SECOND SPONSOR/WITNESS
Gender of Second Sponsor/Witness*

MaleFemale
Is the Second a Sponsor or Witness*

SponsorWitness
Is the Second Sponsor/Witness Catholic?*

YesNo
Second Sponsor/Witness Full Legal Name (No Nicknames)*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Second Sponsor/Witness Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Second Sponsor/Witness Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Second Sponsor/Witness Email
example@example.com
Second Sponsor/Witness's Home Parish (Name, City, State)
A copy of the Birth Certificate is required before the Baptism. You can either stop in with it for us to make a copy, or scan and email it to us at office@sjbjordan.org.
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Baptismal In-Take Form

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD

INFORMATION ABOUT PARENTS

SPONSOR INFORMATION

FIRST SPONSOR/WITNESS

SECOND SPONSOR/WITNESS