We are so pleased you are interested in having your child baptized at Archangel Gabriel Parish. Baptisms at Archangel Gabriel Parish are scheduled on the second Sunday each month (alternating between Saint Mary, Help of Christians Church at 12:15 PM and Saint Malachy Church at 9:15 AM). Baptisms are also scheduled on the fourth Sunday of each month at Holy Trinity Church at 1:45 PM.

Please note, before you invite friends or family members to be godparents to your child, please be sure to read the requirements and responsibilities of godparents in the Godparent Form.

PROCESS FOR REQUESTING A BAPTISM
If you would like to have your child baptized at Archangel Gabriel Parish:

STEP ONE
Please complete the online Baptism Request Form.

Click here to complete the Baptism Request Form.

STEP TWO
Once you submit the Baptism Request Form, the Parish Office will contact you to register you for a Baptism Prep Class and reserve a date for your child's baptism. We recommend that this class is completed and the sacrament scheduled during your pregnancy so that the child can be baptized soon after birth. Parents must take the baptism class once every five years.

Click here to learn more about Baptism Preparation at AGP.

STEP THREE
Each child brought forward for baptism must also have at least one godparent who is a confirmed, practicing Catholic, age 16 or older. All godparents must sign, date, and return the Godparent Form to the Parish Office, along with a letter of eligibility from the parish at which they are registered, at least two weeks prior to the scheduled baptism.

Click here for information for godparents and the Godparent Form.

We welcome every parent to bring your child forward for Baptism, regardless of your circumstances. 

The information above applies to children between birth and age 6. For more information on the baptism of a child between ages 7-18, please contact Director of Faith Formation Steven Swank at [email protected]. For an adult baptism, please contact RCIA Leader Patty Sampogna at [email protected].

"Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)

Baptism is the first of the Sacraments of Initiation. Through Baptism, we are welcomed into the family of God and our sins are washed away.

It 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 sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission. (CCC 1213) 

Read more about what Catholics believe about Baptism here!