We are excited that you are considering the Sacrament of Baptism for your child at St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View. Baptisms are offered on a Saturday morning, for children up to the age of 6.
Father, look now with love upon your Church, and unseal for her the fountain of baptism. By the power of the Holy Spirit give to this water the grace of your Son, so that in the sacrament of baptism all those whom you have created in your likeness may be cleansed from sin and rise to a new birth of innocence by water and the Holy Spirit. (Christian Initiation of Adults, #222A)
We are excited that you are considering the Sacrament of Baptism for your child at St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View. Baptisms are offered on a Saturday morning, for children up to the age of 6.
Infant baptism Checklist (for children under the age of 6)
Complete the Baptism Registration Form.
Submit a copy of your child's birth certificate.
There are three ways to submit a copy of your Child's birth certificate:
Each parent and godparent must attend a Baptism Preparation Class.
Requirements for Godparents:
PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE TO SCHEDULE THE BAPTISM AND TO REGISTER FOR THE PREPARATION CLASS, AT (650)967-3831 ext 121.
Submit offering before the scheduled baptismal class. There are three ways to make the payment:
** If you need information on baptisms for children over the age of seven, please click [HERE]
Baptism frees us from the bondage of original and actual sin. Water is poured in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Today, the sacrament of baptism is often performed on infants, shortly after birth. Adult baptisms take place at the Easter Vigil through the restored Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Adults or children who have been baptized in a valid Christian church are not baptized again in the Catholic church. As we say in the Nicene Creed, “I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins…”
The Catechism teaches:
"The fruit of Baptism, or baptismal grace, is a rich reality that includes forgiveness of original sin and all personal sins, birth into the new life by which man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit. By this very fact the person baptized is incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ, and made a sharer in the priesthood of Christ" (CCC 1279).
Fax Number: 650-969-3116
e-mail:
parish.office@sjpmv.org
Church Address
582 Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Parish Office Address
580 Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Please send ALL correspondence to:
P.O. Box 27, Mountain View, CA 94042