Baptism
Baptismal Information Documents and Forms
Infant Baptism (Children Six Years Old and Younger)
Parents and Godparent(s) are required to attend a Baptism class before your child’s baptism can be scheduled.
See the FAQs section below for more information or call the church office at (904) 641-7244.
Baptism for Adults (Those Seven Years of Age or Older)
Contact our OCIA director, Deacon Ray Stiles at [email protected] for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Should I be a parishioner to request Baptism for my child?
Parents must be registered as parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish for at least six (6) months before the Baptism.
Who should attend the Baptismal Class?
Parents as well as Godparents are required to attend the Baptismal Class.
When is the Baptismal Class held?
The Baptismal Class is normally held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 pm in the Family Life Center. You are required to register with the church for the class. Please call the church office at (904) 641-7244 to sign up.
When is the Baptism ceremony held?
Baptisms are held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month after the 11 am mass. For other times, contact the Church Office.
What if I cannot attend the Baptismal Class at this church?
If the parents or godparents cannot attend the baptismal class here, they need to attend a baptismal class at another Catholic Church and provide an official letter from that parish stating they have participated in their Baptismal class.
Are there any documents to be completed?
Godparents need to complete a sponsor form and have their priest sign the form and return to the church office.
Download the needed forms from the top of this page or the ‘Forms’ page of the website.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” – Matthew 19:14
“Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which all men are called. The sheer gratuitousness of the grace of salvation is particularly manifest in infant Baptism. The Church and the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth.” – CCC 1250
“Christian parents will recognize that this practice also accords with their role as nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them.” – CCC 1251
“The practice of infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church. There is explicit testimony to this practice from the second century on, and it is quite possible that, from the beginning of the apostolic preaching, when whole “households” received baptism, infants may also have been baptized.” – CCC 1252
Weekend Masses
Saturday: 5 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am & 11 am
Weekday Masses
Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: 8.30 am
Wednesday: 7 pm (With the Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal)
Office Hours
Mon – Fri:
9am – 4:30pm