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Our parish community welcomes the opportunity to share with you the celebration of your child’s baptism. Baptism preparation is designed to:

  • Welcome parents and invite them to a deeper involvement in the life of their parish community.
  • Lead parents to a deeper understanding of the sacrament of baptism and of the commitment it requires of them.
  • Help parents discern their readiness to celebrate their child’s baptism.
  • Support and strengthen parents’ relationship with the Church.
  • Prepare parents to enter into the liturgical celebration of their child’s baptism with “full conscious and active participation.”

Baptism Preparation is a pre-requisite for all parents seeking to baptize their children. (Both Mother and Father must participate, and Godparents are also encouraged.) Please contact the parish office two to three months prior to the baptism of your child.

Baptism Preparation Classes 
Second Tuesday of the Month
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on ZOOM
  • May 11
  • June 8
  • July 13
  • August 10
  • September 14
  • October 12
  • November 9
  • December 14
Baptism Celebrations 
Third and Fourth Sundays of the Month at 2:30 pm in the church
Pre-registration and all other covid-19 safety protocols in place
  • May 16
  • May 23
  • June 20
  • June 27
  • July 16
  • July 26
  • August 15
  • August 22
  • September 19
  • September 26
  • October 17
  • October 24
  • November 21
  • November 28
  • December 19
  • December 26

For more information please call the Parish Office at 780-467-5470 or email info@olph.ca

Download the application form here:  Baptism Form

The documents we need with your form are as follows:
*    A copy of the child’s birth certificate
*    Proof of baptism of one of the child’s parents, such as a baptism certificate or a confirmation certificate
*    Proof of baptism of one of the child’s godparents, again such as a baptism certificate or a confirmation certificate. (You only need one godparent/sponsor, a practising Catholic; you may have two godparents – one male and one female – the second should be baptized Christian but does not have to be Catholic, that sponsor we call a Christian witness.)

*    You can scan the documents and email them to us at  info@olph.ca. We’ll print them out here and attach them to the application for baptism form.

*    The Names and Phone Numbers of everyone coming to the church for the baptism (covid requirement). Please include a Must Attend List, and a Space Permitting List for additional family –

*     Please note the celebrations will be livestreamed at olph.ca/video

Along with the pre-registration of those attending the celebration, other covid safety protocols we have in place  include: a limit on number of people in the church for each celebration, assigned seating to ensure physical distancing, health screening at the entrance, single entrance and exit doors, hand-cleaning and face masks required. For the rite of Baptism, at this time it is “non-contact” ie: Father uses a q-tip to anoint the children with the sacred oils and pours the Holy Water from a pitcher (the font is empty)