Infants to Children age 6 years

We welcome all parents baptizing their children at St. Philip.

Please note that parents must be registered members of St. Philip for six months prior to baptism. Parents must also be actively attending Sunday Mass.

Please call the parish office at
281-324-1478 to schedule the baptism.
 

Children 7 years and older

This Baptism preparation must be coordinated with our office and religious education. The child must attend catechetical classes to prepare for baptism.
 

Requirements for Baptismal Preparation:

 

• Parents must be registered parishioners of St. Philip for at least six months.

 

• Request and complete a St Philip baptism registration form from church office. You will receive this via mail after you call the office.

 

• Child's birth certificate (a reproduction is needed prior to the baptism date)

 

• Catechetical class for parents and Godparents.

 

• Godparents will need to request  a letter of good standing from their home parish and submit this letter to the Church office.

 

• Godparents must be Catholics in good standing. Confirmed and able to receive the sacrament). Catholic Godparents must be one male and one female. It is permissible to have one Catholic Godparent and one Christian Witness (A loved one not Catholic but attending a mainline Christian denomination).

The church office must receive these documents two weeks prior to tentative Baptism date.  

Baptisms are normally scheduled on Sunday mornings in between the two Sunday Masses or Saturday morning after the 8:30 am Mass.