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Parish Membership:

 

We invite everyone to fully participate in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into our parish is requested to register. This will enable us to know who our parishioners are so that we may better serve them through our programs, spiritual support, needs and services.

 

Please complete a parish census/registration card (which can be found in the vestibule of the Church) and return it to the parish office. 

 

If you are already a parishioner who is moving to another parish or changing your address please notify the rectory either by email or by phone so we can ensure that our records are accurate.

 

Sponsor Certificates:

 

Registration is required in order to obtain a Sponsor Certificate.
 
In the course of the year, many people who have been asked to serve as sponsor for the Sacraments of Baptism or Confirmation call or come to the rectory to request a sponsor certificate.  Most of the time there is no problem.  However, there are times when we are not able to give a certificate to someone. 
 
In order to obtain a sponsor certificate from our parish the person requesting a sponsor certificate must be registered at Assumption parish.  Even if he/she recieved all of his/her sacraments here at Assumption years ago but now live elsewhere, he/she is not a member of this parish.  Rather, he/she is a member of the parish in whose territory he/she resides. 
 
Additionally, there are further requirements for Baptismal and Confirmation sponsor 
as follows: 
 
  • A sponsor must be fully initiated into the Catholic Church.  That is, they have received the three Sacraments of Initiation:  Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation.
  • Since the sponsor is seen as a faith role model, a person who has been asked to be a sponsor should be living according to the codes, canons, laws and teachings of the Church.  For example, if the person is married, it should be in a marriage that is recognized as valid by the Catholic Church.
  • A sponsor should be a participant in the community life of the Church.  This means he or she must be registered in a parish, receive the Eucharist regularly, and lead a life in harmony with the faith and role to be undertaken.
  • A sponsor for Baptism cannont be the mother or father of the one to
    be baptized.
  • The minister of Baptism shall require a testimonial letter (sponsor certificate) from the pastor of the sponsor.
 
*Please note:  If you are a registered member of Assumption parish who has been asked to sponsor one of our parishioners, you must still obtain a sponsor certificate from this parish.
 
Please share this with relatives and friends.  This is Church Law, not the whim of the parish clergy.  It is so unfortunate when someone comes to us seeking a sponsor certificate and we are unable to give one because one (or more) of the above requirements are not being adhered to by the individual.
 
Register in a parish, practice your faith on a regular basis, follow the Church teaching, and there will be no problem obtaining a "certificate."
 
God bless you!
 
Msgr. Blase Gintoli and the parish clergy