Parish Registration

Welcome!

Knowing you are part of our parish is important to us, and also determines how we collectively best serve the temporal and spiritual needs of the community.  After registering please consider one or more of the Ministries & Groups at St. John the Baptist for you and your family. 

Why Register?

Registration helps our Pastoral Team serve the needs of the parish appropriately, and helps give an accurate reflection of our parish within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  Your information is kept confidential and is not shared.  Once you register you will receive a welcome from the parish and we invite you to join in parish life by joining one or more of our parish ministries & groups by emailing us at sjbphila@stjohnmanayunk.org.

Potential Godparents/Sponsors newly registering:

For practical purposes, registration and living within parish boundaries is necessary, and membership is required for at least six months for anyone requesting to be a Godparent or Sponsor, or to begin planning for Baptism or other Sacraments.  In some circumstances, sacramental certificates may be required.  *Note well - registering in the parish does not guarantee Letters of Eligibility.  Anyone requesting this letter must meet the Canonical Requirements.  Click here for more information.

Living outside the Parish?

As a general requirement, new members joining St. John the Baptist, or any parish, should currently reside within the parish boundaries in order to regularly participate in the Celebration of the Eucharist at Mass and in parish life. 
If you are registering to begin Sacramental Preparation for your child's Baptism, or to plan Matrimony and are active within another parish, you should request a letter of permission from your Pastor to receive the Sacrament at St. John the Baptist, and contact our parish office as well. 

Information for Catholic School Families

Parents with children attending Catholic School generally should receive Sacraments at the parish where they are registered; however families requesting that their child receive Sacraments with Catholic Schoolmates at the Church of their child's school must contact the Pastor at St. John the Baptist for permission for their children to receive Sacraments outside the parish.

God Bless You!