THANK YOU to all who participated in the Parish Records and Archives Workshops. Your questions and input are greatly helpful.
For OCIA record keeping:
Make a record of those who celebrate the Rite of Entrance into the Catechumenate, with the full name, and date and place of birth of the catechumen, names of the minister of the Rite of Entrance and the sponsor(s), and the date and place of their admission. Place these in a binder and retain them permanently in the parish archives.
The Book of the Elect should be kept permanently in the parish archives.
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FOR THOSE BAPTIZED AT THE EASTER VIGIL:
Note the sacraments in the:
- Baptismal register, noting there that the person was confirmed (and, if desired, noting First Communion)
- Confirmation register
- First Communion register
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FOR CHRISTIANS RECEIVED INTO THE CHURCH (AT THE EASTER VIGIL OR ANOTHER TIME):
Note the sacraments in the:
- Baptismal register, noting the date and church of baptism, and that the person made the Profession of Faith and was confirmed (and, if desired, noting First Communion),
- Confirmation register,
- First Communion register,
- Marriage register, if the marriage does not need validation.
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FOR MARRIAGES VALIDATED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH:
Note the marriage validation in:
- Baptismal register of the person baptized or received into the Church,
- Baptismal register of the Catholic parish where the spouse was baptized or received into the Church,
- Marriage register of the church where the marriage was celebrated
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If you have any questions about parish records and archives, you are welcome to contact Joan Lawson at 330-744-8451 x290, or email jlawson@youngstowndiocese.org
If you need to send a notation for a baptismal record, or find a sacramental record from a closed or merged parish, but aren’t certain where the records reside, please phone the Archives, or check this page on Catechist Café: https://catechistcafe.weebly.com/sacramental-records.html
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