Infant Baptism Paperwork

Please do not continue on this page unless you have been instructed to do so. If you want to begin the Baptism process, please READ and refer to both the "Baptism" AND Baptism "Requirements" tabs FIRST, whose links can be found on the left-hand side of this page.

The paperwork process will begin after you take the Baptism class. If you are planning to have your child baptized at St. Michael, you will need to complete all of the forms listed in the "Documents" section below. Follow these procedures as you do so:

1)  Email the Baptism Office a copy of your child's government-issued certified birth certificate. Send it to the email address listed in the "Contact Us" section below. If you do not already have your child's certified birth certificate, you will need to request it from the county. You can most likely receive it short-notice if you go pick it up in person. **Please note that the state is behind in processing these requests, but if you ask for the short form of the birth certificate, which we do accept, they can probably get it to you a lot sooner.** A baptismal certificate will not be mailed to parents until the child's birth certificate has been submitted to the parish office.

2)  Fill out the FIRST PART of the Baptismal Information form exactly as the information is listed in your child's certified birth certificate. This means that the full name of the child, mother, and father must be written on the form exactly as they are written on the birth certificate. The same rule applies for the birth date, city, country. For example, if the birth certificate only lists your child being born in Harris County and doesn’t mention a city, do not write “Houston” in the city line. Leave the city line blank. Please fill the SECOND PART of the form out based upon your current information. This includes your contact information, your religion, your parishioner status, the date you took the baptism class, and the godparent information. .
 
3)  Each godparent should sign a Sponsor Commitment. Normally godparents do this in class, but if they can't make class, the form can be found in the "Documents" section below. If a non-Catholic Christian will be Witnessing to the Baptism along with a Catholic godparent, the Christian Witness does not need to sign the form.

Once the office receives ALL required documents, we can reserve a baptism date. Expecting parents, please note that we do not schedule dates until your baby is born.


 
Please also register for St. Michael’s resource called FORMED. The PDF below talks more about FORMED and how to register.  You will see that you can tune-in at home, on your lunch break, in the car, etc.  Once you create an account, browse through the website and become familiar with how it works.  You can also download the free app on your phone or tablet.  We use FORMED in baptism class.  I hope you become excited about FORMED and take advantage of its resources to assist your whole family in its ongoing faith formation.