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Baptism

Baptisms at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Parish

"Amen, Amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God
without being born of water and Spirit." ~John 3:5
Click Here to Register for a Baptism Class
Registration Information
- Baptisms are scheduled upon attending class and submitting required paperwork.
  
  Registration in the parish is required OR a letter of permission from the parish in which you are registered.
  
  Attend a Baptism Class
  Classes meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 PM in the Parish Office.
  
  Baptisms Take Place:
  2nd Saturday of each month, following 4:30 pm Mass
  4th Sunday of each month at 11:30 am
  
  NOTE: If you have questions regarding baptism or you are an adult looking to be baptized into the Catholic Church,
  please contact Kimberly Overmyer: [email protected] or 317-873-2885 x502.
- Godparent Requirements
  
  At least one godparent is required to be a practicing Catholic.
  Catholic godparents must:
  Complete a Letter of Good Standing, have it signed and sealed by their church of registration, and turn it in to St. Alphonsus Liguori
  
  If a godparent is not Roman Catholic, but attends a Christian church, he/she will be listed as a Christian Witness.
  Christian Witnesses are asked to:
  Provide a letter from their church stating that they are registered
- Letter of Good Standing for Godparent
The Precepts of the Catholic Church
- What does it mean to be in Good Standing with the Church/a practicing Catholic?
  Watch the short video below or read the precepts in the column to the right.
- Attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor.
  
  We must “sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord” (Sunday), as well as the principal feast days, known as Catholic holy days of obligation. This requires attending Mass, “and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.”
  
  Confess your sins at least once a year.
  
  We must prepare for the Eucharist by means of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). This sacrament “continues baptism’s work of conversion and forgiveness.”
  
  Receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.
  
  This “guarantees, as a minimum, the reception of the Lord’s Body and Blood in connection with the paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.”
  
  Observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.
  
  This precept ensures the times of penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.
  
  Help to provide for the needs of the Church.
  
  The faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.