Baptism

Congratulations on the birth of your child!
Each birth is full of wonder, renewing our dreams of a better world and our desire to work toward it. The decision to baptize your child is a joyful and important one for your whole family. Baptism is also a time of great happiness for the entire parish community as we welcome a new member.

Baptisms (English) will be held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 2:15 PM. Pre-registration for the baptism date is required. Please register for the baptism preparation class before scheduling your baptism date. We will have no more than 3 families at a baptism. All paperwork must be submitted no later than 2 weeks before the baptism. Contact Deacon Ron at 630-279-7433 to register for the class and contact Sue D’Alessandro in the office to schedule your baptism date at
630-833-7730.

Baptisms (Spanish): Held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 2:30 PM.
Contact Deacon Julio (6 pm Sunday Spanish Mass) or Deacon Ron (text 630-279-7433)
regarding scheduling a Spanish Baptism.

Payment for the Baptism is $50 and can be made using the link below or
by check at the time of the preparation class.

https://www.wesharegiving.org/App/Form/93da2b70-d663-4f07-89da-79bcce632e86

All Parents and Godparents must attend a Baptism Preparation class
before scheduling a baptism date.

Pre-registration for the class and baptism date is required.
A copy of your child’s birth certificate (issued by the county) is also required.

The preparation classes are held on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am and are one hour in length. Parents and godparents will need to attend one class. Classes meet in the Fr. Tuan Room at the St. Alexander Parish Center. Park in the lot west of the building (south of the Villa Park Library).

Register for your preparation class via text with Deacon Ron Madsen: 630-279-7433.
We will use your cell number to provide a class reminder text.

The 2025 baptism preparation class dates are:

Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

The 2026 Baptism preparation class dates are:

January 17, 2026
No Class in February
March 14
April 11
May 16
June 13

All classes are on Saturday from 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Godparents

Requirements for Godparents for Baptism

• Catholic Godparents are required to fill out a Certificate of Eligibility form and have the pastor of their current church sign and seal it. These signed forms are due back to the Parish Office no later than two weeks before the Baptism or sooner. Forms will be given to the parents once registered for the class and baptism.

1. Have received the three Sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation).
2. Be at least 16 years of age.
3. Participate regularly in weekly Mass and give witness to their faith in Christ Jesus by receiving Him in Holy Communion.
4. Believe all that the Catholic Church professes and teaches, living these teachings in daily life.
5. Assume responsibility to be a good role model for the person being baptized by my life of prayer and by my Catholic example.
6. If married: validly married according to the laws of the Catholic Church; married by a priest or deacon; married by a minister with proper dispensation; or had my marriage validated by the Catholic Church.
7. If single: living a chaste Christian life and not living with someone without the benefit of a valid marriage in the Catholic Church.
8. Not be the mother or father of the one to be baptized.
9. Must attend a baptismal preparation class. [Godparents may take a preparation class at another Catholic parish and provide a letter stating they attended the class.]

Number of Godparents:

There may be one or two Catholic godparents. If there are two, they must be 1 male and 1 female.