Welcome to Good Shepherd Catholic Church. We are delighted to congratulate you on this happy occasion of your child’s baptism. The Sacrament of Baptism initiates your child into the Faith Community of Good Shepherd, and we invite you to worship with us as a family on a regular basis. We encourage all families to get involved in the spiritual life of the parish.
For children ages seven and under, parents are required to take the baptism class. Children eight years old and older must be enrolled in our religious education program (CFF). More information about CFF.
Baptisms are on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month at 10:00 am (except during Lent). These are group baptisms limited to 10 children.
We currently offer an online baptism class through Agape Ministries for parents and godparents to complete together. At the completion of the online instruction, a certificate will be emailed to you. At that time, you can complete the Baptismal Certificate Information Form and email it along with a copy of the child's birth certificate to parishoffice@gscceg.org. Once we receive the certificate of completion for the baptism class, the baptism certificate information form, and the birth certificate we can schedule your child's baptism.
Online Baptism Preparation Class
We are excited to announce that beginning in January, we will once again offer in person baptism classes. As of Monday, December 23rd, we will no longer offer the option for the online baptism class. In person classes will be on the second Wednesday of every month at 5:30 pm in the St. John Paul II Room. There will be a $75 registration fee for the in-person class. (If you are requesting a baptism date after January 11 you will be required to take the class in person.) Please email parishoffice@gscceg.org to register for the class.
If you are a Good Shepherd parishioner that has been asked to be a godparent and you need to take a baptism class for a child being baptized at another parish, please contact us at the number/email below.
You may contact the office at (916) 684-5722 or email Luz Reyna, our Baptism Coordinator, at parishoffice@gscceg.org if you have any additional questions.
Click here to view/print the Baptism Welcome Letter.
Click here to view/print the Baptismal Certificate Information Form.
Click here to view/print the Godparents' Information Sheet.
Click here to view/print the Godparent Verification Form. (This form is to be filled out by all Catholic Godparents, regardless of parish of registration.)