To apply for your infant child’s baptism, please complete the baptism registration form below and return it by email. You can also collect an application form from the parish office.  

Parents of children to be baptised are asked to profess their faith and to accept the responsibility of raising their child in the practice of the faith, the Christian way of life.   This presumes an active faith life on the part of the parents and regular participation in Sunday Mass.   Parents new to the parish, or newly returning to the practice of the faith, are, of course, most welcome.    However, at least three months of regular attendance at Sunday Mass in the parish will have to have been completed as evidence of future commitment to the practice of the faith before their child can be baptised.  

The baptisms themselves usually occur on one Saturday every month at 12 noon in St John’s allowing for up to two baptisms each time; and at 12 noon on Sundays at the Blessed Sacrament, as and when required. 

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Before we agree a Baptism date, parents will need to complete the Baptism Preparation Course.  This course is principally required for those parents for whom this is their first application for the baptism of their child.  The course, for a first baptism, is a requirement under the Church’s Canon Law in every Catholic parish.   

Our Parish course takes place usually once a month, normally at the beginning of the month in the main church at St John’s. It addresses your role as your parents and why this is so important to your child’s faith, especially in the early years. We also take you through the practicalities of baptism and explain what this means for you and your child. After you have attended the baptism course and provided you meet the 3 months attendance, if applicable, a baptism date will be agreed with the clergy.

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For those who live outside the parish (N1) but wish to have their child baptised here, you will need to obtain written permission from your local catholic parish priest before we can arrange a baptism date.

If you wish to have your child baptised, then the first step is for you to complete a Baptism application form and return it to the Parish Office.   Completed forms should be returned to the Parish Office, which is in The Presbytery, 39 Duncan Terrace, next door to the church or email it to us at islington@rcdow.org.uk. After receiving your form, we will then confirm your enrolment in the baptism preparation course.

If you were baptised at this church, St John the Evangelist Church in Islington, and you have been asked to supply a copy of your baptism certificate, please complete this form. If you can provide us with your baptism date, we can process your request more quickly.