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Baptismal Preparation Program 2022 For more Information Call to the office: (815) 727-7187

The Baptisms every Saturday at 9:00 am.

Please call the parish office for more information.

Baptism preparation classes for parents and sponsors are required prior to the date of Baptism.

Requirements: Baby's birth certificate and Godparents if married, must be married in the Church or in another Church.

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Baptisms are celebrated on the Second Saturday of the month, and Fourth Saturday of the month, all at 9:00 AM.

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Please call the parish office for more information.

Why does the Church have these requirements? The role of godparent is significant. During the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism, the godparents make a promise to assist the parents of the child in fulfilling their responsibility of forming the child in the Catholic faith. In order to fulfill this promise, the godparent must themselves be living the Catholic faith and their lifestyle must be in keeping with the teachings of the Church. Simply put, you can’t sponsor someone for Baptism if you are not yourself in full communion with the Church and the teachings of the Church. One of the canonical requirements of all Catholics is that they marry in the Catholic Church. I know of many Catholic couples who, through no fault of their own, were unaware that they were required to marry in a Catholic Church before a priest or deacon. Consequently, they married outside the Church before a civil authority or another Christian minister. Some couples were under time constraints and married outside the Church because many Catholic parishes require six months of preparation. Regardless of the reason for marrying outside the Church, these couples, presuming they have no previous marriages, can easily remedy the situation by validating their marriage. There are two ways of validating a civil marriage.