Baptisms - Bautismos

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Usually the Baptisms time is at 10:00 am.

Please look at the calendar for Baptism dates. 

You need to provide the Birth Certificate of your baby/child (must be under the age of 7yrs old), the names of the Godparents and pay the processing fee.  Parents and Godparents are required to participate in a baptismal class prior to baptizing.                   

Godparents must have their sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation and they have to be single or married in the Catholic church.

Godparents must be married in the Catholic Church or live a single life; if they are married civilly only or in a relationship outside of marriage, THEY DO NOT qualify to be Godparents. 

If you choose only one godparent, you are free to choose a male or a female. However, if you wish to have two godparents, there must be one male and one female.

To complete the process for baptism, you must take the next 3 steps below at least 3 weeks before the date of baptism. 

These three-step procedure below must be done the same day.  

1. Fill out the form on the link below (the date you pick for the baptism must be at least 3 weeks after you submit this form)

2.    Email a clear picture or a scanned copy of the birth certificate to: documents@ihmhanford.org

3.    Pay $103.00  (per child) on the homepage of this website through PAYPAL (where it says donation, please pay and add name of child, date of baptism and a phone number to contact you)

The baptism is confirmed for the date you choose once you complete the 3 steps above and receive an email with the date for the baptism class for parents and godparents. THE BAPTISM CLASS IS USUALLY HELD A WEEK BEFORE THE DATE OF THE BAPTISM.