Preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism

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The next meetings will now take place after Christmas, usually quarterly.  If you wish your child to be baptised, please contact Canon Paul to express your interest.

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Child's Surname *

Child's Christian Names *

Child's Date of Birth *

Child's Gender *

Mother's Name *

Mother's Maiden Name *

Mother's Religion *

Father's Name *

Father's Religion *

Address *

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Post Code *

Telephone Number

Mobile Number *

Email *

Church in which the Baptism will take place

• St. Alban’s, Pontypool
• St. Felix, Blaenavon

Date of Baptism (To be arranged with the Parish Priest)

Godparent's Name *

Godparent's Religion *

Godparent's Name

Godparent's Religion

Godparent's Name

Godparent's Religion

Godparent's Name

Godparent's Religion

Baptism is how we become part of God’s family – it is great that you want that for your child! You must be able to say with confidence that the child will be brought up in the Catholic Faith. By completing this form and typing our names below, we, the legal parents, ask for the Sacrament of Baptism for our child and understand our responsibility for the education of our child in the Roman Catholic Faith. With God's help, we promise to fulfil that responsibility through example and word and understand the conditions of Baptism.

Father's Name *

Mother's Name *

Godparents Godparents must be aged 16 or over. At least one Godparent must be a baptised and confirmed Catholic in good standing with the Church A baptised person who belongs to another Christian denomination may stand as a “Christian witness” provided that there is at least one Catholic godparent who fulfils the above criteria. A godparent cannot be the child’s mother or father.

Privacy Notice The Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. The information collected on this form helps with the preparations to be undertaken before baptism and will be handled by the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia registered charity number 1177272 as set out in its privacy policy on its website at https://www.rcadc.org and in accordance with this statement. The following information on this form will be entered into the Register of Baptisms and will be kept at the parish of St Alban’s Pontypool or in the Diocesan Archives securely: the full name of the person to be baptised, their date of birth, the names of their parents (where relevant), and of their Godparent(s). That information will be kept indefinitely. The name of the person baptised will be published in the parish newsletter which is also made available online. Information from the Register of Baptisms may in the future be sent to any Catholic church in the world, where the person baptised has asked to receive a further sacrament in that parish. The reason for this is that to receive any further sacrament, evidence of baptism is necessary. The legal basis for processing this personal data is that it is necessary in the legitimate interests of the Church to do so. Some of the information retained is special category information because it reveals someone’s religion. This processing of that personal data is a legitimate activity of the Church and relates to members or former members of the Church (or to persons who have regular contact with it) in connection with its purposes. The reason for the processing is that the Church needs to know who it has baptised. The privacy impact caused by this processing of this personal data is minimal because it is kept securely and will be provided only to the person baptised (or whilst they are under 13 to their parents) on proof of identity. It will not be shared outside the Roman Catholic Church unless we are required to do so by law. The personal data contained on this form will be kept for no more than one year after date of the baptism

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