It’s been chaos the past days until now!  I thought I’ve got a couple more weeks before the B day and suddenly, W-H-A-M!  It’s only 1 week before the B day!  Haven’t really called the sponsors that they will have to add JX to their MUST GIVE gifts on Christmas.  A sudden change of sponsors’ name to another because of some beliefs.  The sponsor (until she agrees) is not answering her mobile phone.  Oh my!  What a panic I am!  Poor planner I am…

Oh well, that’s life and so I’ll just have to cope up with it..or else, will just be left behind…

Well, here are some information I gathered that might help the 1st time moms or 2nd or 3rd time moms for their baby’s baptism.  Most church conduct their baptism services on weekends.  Some church require a referral letter from your parish (what?  how’d i know where i belong?  what i did was to call the nearest church and ask if their zoning includes our place and if not, i further asked the person maybe she knows and that was how i came to know of my parish) and some don’t.  Some church offer special baptism services while others don’t.  Some require to attend a seminar on baptism and some don’t.  So, it is up to you what church you would like to have your child baptized.

Photo courtesy by OAP.

National Shrine of the Sacred Heart

4 Dao/Sacred Heart St., San Antonio Village, Makati

+632.895.6331

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate and Marriage Certificate of Parents

Fee: Special baptism rites cost P1,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor), P100 succeeding pair of sponsors

Seminar: Yes, together with the sponsors.  This will be done for an hour and is scheduled a week before the baptism.  If you’re like me who inquired a week before the target date, you can have the seminar the day itself on an earlier hour.

Sanctuario de San Antonio

McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati

+632. 843.8830-31

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate

Fee: Special baptism rites cost P2,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor) with a maximum of 5 pairs of sponsors only

Baptism Schedule: Saturday/ Sunday 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3.00pm, 3.45pm

St. Andrew the Apostle Parish

Nicanor Garcia cor Neptune St, Bel-Air II, Makati City

+632.890.1796; +632.890.1743

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8.30am-12nn; 3-7pm

Requirements: Copy of child’s birth certificate and parent’s Marriage Certificate

Baptism Schedule: Saturday 11.30 (Mass Baptism); 10-11am (Special Baptism)

Fee: Mass Baptism rites cost P500 while the Special baptism rites cost P1,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor) then P80 for the succeeding sponsors (mass or special baptism)

Seminar: No seminar required because the parents and the sponsors will get a booklet that discuss the Sacrament of Baptism.  The fee also includes the candle.  The booklet and candles will be given to you upon registration and payment. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe

+632.899.2145

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-11am; 2-5pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate

Baptism Schedule: Sunday 11am (Mass Baptism)

Fee: Mass Baptism rites cost P750

Shrine of Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life

+632.401.1101; +63918.910.4245 (call the mobile phone because the landline is usually busy)

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Copy of child’s birth certificate and parent’s Marriage Certificate

Baptism Schedule: Saturday - Special Baptism and you provide the priest; Sunday 8-12nn (Individual Baptism).  Duration: 30 minutes

Fee: P2,000 for the 1st pair of principal sponsor , P80 for the succeeding sponsors. Same fees whether it’s Saturday or Sunday.

I settled for the less hassle…no referral letter (so I won’t go to our parish anymore and that saves time!) AND no seminar to attend to. BUT with higher fees. Oh well, time is gold for me these days.

I hope these information helped somehow. Happy church hunting!

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