Baptism Prep

The Catholic Church strongly recommends not to delay the Sacrament of Baptism for children and infants. To schedule a baptism, please call the parish office at 218-681-3571. If this is your first child being baptized at St. Bernard's since the installation of Fr. Vasek as pastor (July 1, 2023), you will need to complete a 1-hour baptism prep course with Fr. Vasek prior to the baptism.

Additional requirements for a Catholic baptism include:

• Not already validly baptized in another Christian community
• Promise by the parents to raise the child in the Catholic faith
• Having at least one Catholic godparent (if having 2 godparents, must be one male and one female)
• Baptized, Confirmed and received First Communion​
• Not a member of a non-Catholic Christian community
• Not the parent of the child
• Not under imposed or declared canonical penalty