A sponsor certificate to act as Godparents or Sponsors can be issued only to active members of the parish who are registered and in good standing, they attend church regularly and evidence supports it.

The following criteria must be met :

• The sponsor must be at least 16 years of age
• The sponsor must be baptized and confirmed Catholic
• If the sponsor is married, he/she must be married in the Catholic Church
• Lives according to the moral teachings of Jesus Christ

Parishioners who have been inactive in their support of the parish are placed on a secondary list and, if we do not hear from them for 3 or 4 years, they are removed as parishioners of St. Mary's.