To get started, please read the requirements carefully and submit the baptism preparation form linked below.

• Each child to be baptized must have at least one sponsor and not more than two.
   
• In the case of two sponsors, there should be one man and one woman.
   
• If married, a godparent must be validly married in the eyes of the Church (in a marriage presided over by a priest or deacon or blessed by a priest). 
• At least one of the godparents must:
    a. be fully initiated in the Catholic faith, having themselves received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and
    b. be active in their local parish (must sign Godparent Statement form), and 
    c. be 16 years of age or older, and 
    d. must attend a baptism preparation here or at another Roman Catholic Church.

Baptism Preparation Form 

To begin the process of preparing for your child’s baptism at IHM, please fill out the baptism registration form. Click here. 

After you fill out the form, our baptism coordinator will contact you to schedule a date for the baptism and assist you with the paperwork. 

*Note: The form will ask you to choose a date for the baptism class. If you are taking the class at a different parish or have already taken it within the past two years (proof required), please go ahead a select a class date, then wait for our baptism coordinator to contact you and you may explain your situation.