The parish family of St. Ann's Church congratulates you on the birth of your child, thank our Gracious God for His gift to you, and thank you for your decision to bring your child to be baptized into the Catholic faith.

The following guidelines are to help you in properly preparing for the Sacrament of Baptism.

• Parents must be members of St. Ann's Parish for a minimum of six months. If they are not, they must provide a letter of permission from the Pastor of the Church where they are registered.
• Parents are required to attend a Baptismal Instruction Class, held on the third Monday in Father Anthony Hall (adjacent to our Main Church, at 31 College Place). 
• So important is the obligation to bringing up the child according to God's law and His holy Church, that the parents are assisted by Christian Sponsors, or godparents:
  • must be baptized Christian, with at least one being Catholic;
  • if there are two godparents, one must be male and the other female;
  • godparents who are Catholic must have received the other Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist;
  • must be at least 16 years old;
  • must obtain a sponsor certificate from their Parish.
• Baptisms are held on Sundays at 1PM in our Chapel.
• Parents must present their child's Birth Certificate when registering for Baptism.

CLICK HERE for Baptismal Instruction Class Registration. After completing the form, please either "save" it and email it back to us or print and mail it to us. We will confirm date of your class.

CLICK HERE for downloadable Baptism Preparation Guidelines.

CLICK HERE for downloadable Baptism Checklist.

NOTE:  If you have been selected to be a godparent for someone else's child, you must be a registered Parishioner of St. Ann's in order to receive the paperwork required by the Church where the Baptism will be held. Only once someone has been registered and active for a minimum of six months can the parish issue documents attesting to parish membership and Catholic practice, such as a letter to be a Godparent or Sponsor.  Children of member families must register independent of the family once they reach age 21.  Please refer to our Home Page for complete details.

St. Ann's defines an “active/participating parishioner” as one who is registered and worshipping at this parish on a regular (weekly) basis and who commits to a stewardship of time, talent and financial resources to help support the parish and the Archdiocese of New York. Every family member and single adult* must be properly registered in the parish, attending Sunday Mass, receiving and regularly using the parish weekly donation envelopes (or using online giving).

CLICK HERE for downloadable Letter of Sponsorship.