Baptism Information
Baptism Classes for St. Michael Parish and St. Mary’s Church:
Date:
1st. Tuesday of every Month
Time:
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Gabriel House, the “old” Rectory white building behind St. Michael Parish
Attendance: Due to limited space, you must sign up with me, Leah Grant. Please contact
me by e-mail at PastoralMinister@stmichaelparish.org for availability
.
Baptismal Fee: A small donation of $50 or what the family can afford given to the priest on
the day of the celebration before the ceremony begins.
For the Parents, the things that need to be in order for your child to be baptized are:
1). You and/or your spouse must be a member of a Catholic Church.
2). I will need a letter from your Church with their seal on it mailed directly to me to verify
this information.
I cannot accept a fax due to the seal will not come through.
If you are a member of St. Michael Parish or St. Mary’s Church, please notify me about
this and a letter will not be necessary.
3). You and/or your spouse must attend a Baptism Class either here or at another Catholic
Church before the Baptism.
If you attend a Baptism Class at another Catholic Church, then I would need written
confirmation mailed directly to me with the Church’s seal on it stating that you
and/or your spouse have attended a Baptismal Class in the past 18 months.
There is a form for the parents, The Informational Family Form, to fill out when they meet
with me or download it from the Web site and bring it the class.
There is also a form for each of the Godparents to fill out as well. For the Catholic
Godparent(s), it is the Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate. If the other
Godparent is not Catholic, but is from a Christian Faith, they would fill
out the Christian Witness Certificate.
I can send the godparents’ their forms if their addresses are provided
to me by e-mail. Please let me know which certificate each of the
Godparents needs so that I can send them the correct one.
You can also download the form from the Website. If you decide
to have download the forms, please make sure when the Godparents fill
out their correct certificate and that they have their Church stamp it with
a seal or have their church write a letter with the stamp seal on it.
Bring all the forms with you when we meet, we will have all the information
that is needed in order to permanently set the Baptismal date.
If you choose to down load the Godparents’ forms, please remember that there
are 2 (two) sides for each form.
Baptismal dates are NOT finalized until I have received ALL the paper work from
everyone.
(over)
For the Godparents: the qualifications are for having both,:
1). one must be a man for the Godfather and one must be a woman for the Godmother.
2).One of them must be Catholic and is a member of a Catholic Church.
At the bottom of their form is an area for the their church to fill and stamp with
the Church’s seal.
OR
Their Church can send me a letter stating that they are members of their Church. This
too must have the Church’s seal stamped on it.
Either the form or the letter from their Church must be mailed directly to me.
If they are members of St. Michael Parish or St. Mary’s Church, please notify me; a
letter or filling out the bottom part of their form will not be necessary. I will still need
the rest of their formed filled out and sent to me.
3). The other godparent if not Catholic, they must be of a Christian faith.
They must fill out the form and send it directly to me.
4). If you are going to have only one Godparent, that Godparent must be Catholic and
follow the requirements of a Catholic Godparents listed above.
Times of Baptisms:
At St. Michael Parish: (2 families per Mass)
Mass: 4:00 pm Saturday, 7:30 am, 9:00 am or 11:00 am Sunday
At St. Mary’s Church: (2 families per Mass)
Mass: 4:00 pm Saturday or 9:30 am Sunday
Group Baptisms for both Churches are at St. Michael Parish only: (4 families per group)
Time: 1:00 pm Once per month
Dates: May 9, June 6th, July 11th, August 1st. and October 12th.
September thru Deceber--TBA
Please read the next page for a recap of what is needed.
A Recap of what is needed for Baptism:
1). Family Informational form that the parents fill out when they meet with me.
2). A letter from the Parent’s Church stating that both or one of the parents
are a member of a Catholic Church. This letter must have the Church’s
Seal on it.
If they are with the St. Michael Parish or St. Mary’s Church, we will
have their names on file and a letter will not be necessary.
If you want to be a member of St. Michael Parish, you will need to attend
“Meet the Pastor” meeting that is held at Cotter Hall (the basement of
of St. Michael Parish). Fr. Marc wants to make sure that this is the
right Church for you before you sign on.
Their dates are as follows: May 5th, June 23rd., September 8th,
October 27th and December 1st. They meet at 7:00 pm.
Please contact Brian Harrison either by phone 772-3916 ext. 18 or
e-mail him at Evangelist@stmichaelparish.org.
3). A Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate for one or both Catholic Godparents.
Godparent that is Catholic will have to fill this form out.
4). A letter from the Catholic godparent’s Church stating that they are members
of their Church. This letter must have the Church’s Seal on it.
At the bottom of the Sacramental Sponsorship Certificate sheet, is an area
for their Church to fill out and stamp their Seal if their Church decides not
to write a letter.
5). A Christian Witness Form if one of the godparents are not Catholic but have
a Christian base faith.
6). Parents only must attend a Baptismal Class. If it is not with St. Michael Parish
or St. Mary’s Church, then a letter from the Church that they attended
the Baptism Class must be written with the Church’s seal on it and
sent directly to me.
My address is: Michael House, c/o Leah Grant, 11 Linden Street,
Exeter, NH 03833-2609.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Donations are appreciated.
Take care and God Bless
Leah Grant
Pastoral Minister