Baptism
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Infant baptism
Congratulations on deciding to baptize your child at St. Bonaventure Church & welcome to our faith community.
Baptism Preparation (online workshop) is required for parents who are seeking Baptism for their infant.
Please follow these steps & the registration form below:- Register with the Parish (If you are already registered with the Parish, we ask you to complete this step anyway so that we can keep our records up to date).
- If one parent is not Roman Catholic please complete it & email it to: mfraser@stbonaventureparish.ca
- You are required to provide a copy of the ROMAN CATHOLIC baptism certificates of your godparents as well as a copy of your child's birth certificate. Godparents must be practicing Roman Catholics. You can have a godmother and godfather, or just a godmother OR a godfather. You can also have someone of another Christian Faith as a Christian Witness.
A Preparation Package will be mailed to you. It includes practical information as well as reflections, & guidelines. There is information about the videos for you to watch when you sign up for your free subscription of Formed at formed.org
Older Child Baptism
If you have an older child (8+) that you wish to celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism for Older Children, please contact Michelle Fraser to discuss the preparation & celebration process.THE Celebration of Baptism
Baptisms will be every 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month at 1:15 pm, after the 12 noon Holy Mass.
Upcoming Baptism Celebration Dates:
Sunday, September 17 at 1:15 pm
Sunday, October 8 & Sunday, October 15 at 1:15 pm
Sunday, November 12 & Sunday, November 19 at 1:15 pm
Sunday, December 10 & Sunday, December 17 at 1:15 pm
Please contact Michelle Fraser at mfraser@stbonaventureparish.ca to discuss
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Role & Requirements of the godparents
Catechism of the Catholic Church says: 1255 For the grace of Baptism to unfold, the parents' help is important. So too is the role of the godfather and godmother, who must be firm believers, able and ready to help the newly baptized - child or adult on the road of Christian life. Their task is a truly ecclesial function (officium). The whole ecclesial community bears some responsibility for the development and safeguarding of the grace given at Baptism.
To be a godparent, the person must be a fully initiated Catholic, (copies of Roman Catholic baptism certificate are required) one who is baptized and has received the sacraments of Eucharist and confirmation. In order to be of sufficient maturity and capacity, the godparent must be at least 16 years of age. And very importantly, it should be a person “who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on” or, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, the godparents “must be firm believers.” (thecatholicspirit.com) -
For Godparents
5 Ways to connect with your godchild Read here
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