Sponsor Certificate Requests

- Congratulations on being chosen to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent for Baptism. It is such an honor!
  
  The following are the Guidlines for a Sponsor Form/Letter of Eligibility:
  
  Please Note: If you were previously registered as a child under your parents and have reached the age of 21+,
  you are considered an adult and should be registered independantly from your parents.
  
  You must be a registered practicing Parishioner of Saint Leo the Great for a minimum of six (6) months in order to be eligible to receive the form from us and meet the following criteria:
  
  You may have one or two Godparents (baptized Catholics) for Baptism.
  
  One Sponsor is required for Confirmation
  
  If there are two Godparents, one must be male and the other female. (Canon Law)
  
  Godparents/Sponsors must be practicing Catholics who have received the 3 Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation and if married, be in a valid Catholic Marriage. (Canon Law)
  
  Godparents/Sponsors must be 16 years of age or older. (Canon Law)
  
  Parents cannot be Godparents/Sponsors to their own children.
  
  A Christian non-Catholic, who has been baptized, may be designated a Christian Witness for Baptism together with a Catholic. (A Catholic cannot be a Christian Witness)
  
  A non-baptized person cannot be a Godparent, Sponsor, or a Christian Witness.
  
  If you feel that you qualify under the above guidlelines, please complete the following. We will contact you after verifying the information you have provided regarding approval and receiving the Sponsor Certificate/Letter of Eligibility
- Sponsor Certificate Request
  
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  First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Address REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  City REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  State REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
  
  Zip REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a zip code.
  
  Email REQUIRED
  Please verify that your email address is correct before hitting submit.
  Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
  
  Phone Number REQUIRED Maximum 20 characters
  Please be sure that this is a number that we can reach you.
  Please fill out this field. Please enter a phone number.
  
  After reading the eligibility requirements, Please Check All That Apply REQUIRED 1. I am a registered and participating Parishioner of Saint Leo the Great Parish for at least six months. (Required) 2. I have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation in the Catholic Church (Required) 3. I am over the age of 16 (Required) 4. I am a practicing Roman Catholic who attends Mass faithfully on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation (Required) 5. I am not married 6. I am validly married in the Roman Catholic Church (Required if married) Please fill out this field.
  
  Is this Sponsor Certificate Request for a Sacrament that will take place at Saint Leo the Great? REQUIRED No Yes Please fill out this field.
  
  If the reception of the Sacrament is taking place at Saint Leo's, please enter the child's name below Please enter valid data.
  
  In what way(s) do you participate in the life of the Church? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
  
  Godparents/Sponsors, together with the parents of the child are “the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith”.
  
  Sponsors and Godparents become joined spiritually to the family of the child and represent the fuller and larger faith community and therefore, they promise to help the child meet his/her obligations in the faith.
  
  Do you promise to help the child meet his/her obligations in the faith?
  I Do Please select this field.
  
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Church of Saint Leo the Great

50 Hurleys Lane, Lincroft, NJ 07738

Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton

Sponsor Certificate Requests

Sponsor Certificate Request