Sponsors
To become a sponsor, you need to speak directly with Fr. John F. X. Palatucci, the parish pastor.  

It is an honor and a privilege to be asked to serve as someone’s godparent or confirmation sponsor. Sponsors are asked not only to take part in a ceremony that connects and strengthens a person’s bond with the Holy Spirit, but also to help guide the child along the right path in life that leads them to God’s ever-loving embrace.
Selecting a suitable sponsor can be challenging. The church has specific criteria that sponsors must meet to act as godparents or confirmation sponsors, as sponsorship entails certain duties and responsibilities.

Godparents chosen for a Baptism pledge to reject Satan, believe in God and the Church, and guide the child toward faith and devotion. Participants in Confirmation commit to supporting and guiding the candidate, helping them mature, face life's challenges, and strengthening their faith. On both occasions, a sponsor promises to guide and influence another person, taking responsibility for their spiritual growth and serving as a role model of faith.
If you want to apply to be a baptism or confirmation sponsor, please use the link below to access our form.

Also, please review the requirements here, which are unique to our parish.

• The pastor reviews all applications. Please answer honestly.
• Fourteen years of age, as permitted by the Archdiocese of New York, even though Canon (Church) Law requires sixteen.
• If you are living with someone who is not your spouse, according to the Church’s blessing, you must speak to Fr. Palatucci before he approves you as a sponsor. This also applies to all types of civil law unions. There are no exceptions. Please contact the parish for more information.  
• No one can be a spouse if divorced and remarried outside the Church. No exceptions.   
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• Canon Law on being a sponsor:
• Can. 874 §1. To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:                                          
•             1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function;      
•             2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;                                                                
•             3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on;                                      
•             4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;                                                
• 5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
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§2. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community is not to participate except together with a Catholic sponsor and then only as a witness to the baptism.
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If you are not from this area, you will need to go to your home parish for a form. Each parish has its own criteria for sponsorship.