Religious Supply Center
Religious Supply Center Baptismal Register, Large
A bound baptismal register in the large size, item 113-L, for recording baptisms with the entries later needed for confirmation and marriage notations.
Books & Liturgical Resources
Registers & Certificates
Every parish keeps permanent registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths, and issues a certificate to the person or family after each sacrament. Registers differ by scope (a single sacrament or a combined book for small parishes), size (economy or large) and binding. Certificates are sold in pads of 50 on heavy ledger stock, with a notation area on the back of baptism certificates for later sacraments. This page also lists offering envelopes for pew racks.
A parish secretary should match the register to the parish's volume. A busy parish needs a large baptismal register; a mission with few sacraments can use a combined register. Religious Supply Center makes both, and Morehouse Publishing's register follows the Episcopal pattern of membership and rites. Keep a pad of each certificate type on hand, since baptism certificates are requested for years afterward. Offering envelopes from Local Church Publishing come in boxes of 500 with printed designations.
9 registers & certificates
Nine items are listed: four registers, four certificate pads and a box of offering envelopes.
Religious Supply Center
Religious Supply Center Combined Parish Register
A combined parish register, item no. 12, that records baptisms, First Communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths in a single book.
Religious Supply Center
Religious Supply Center Confirmation Register
An economy-size confirmation register, item no. 22, kept as the parish's permanent record of confirmations with sponsor and minister details.
Morehouse Publishing
Parish Register of Church Membership and Rites
A hardcover parish register from Morehouse Publishing with sections for baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriages, and burials, used widely in Episcopal parishes.
Religious Supply Center
Catholic Baptism Certificates, Pad of 50
A pad of 50 baptism certificates on 80 lb acid-free ledger stock, 6 by 9.25 inches, with a sacramental notation area on the back.
Religious Supply Center
First Communion Certificates, Pad of 50
A pad of 50 First Communion certificates, item 180, printed for use in Catholic parishes and filled in by hand for each communicant.
Religious Supply Center
Religious Supply Center Confirmation Certificates
Confirmation certificates from Religious Supply Center, item 175, presented to each candidate after the sacrament and matched to the parish register entry.
Religious Supply Center
Marriage Certificates, Pad of 50 (Catholic)
A pad of 50 marriage certificates, item 1043, printed for Catholic parishes and given to the couple as a record of the wedding.
Local Church Publishing
Church Offering Envelopes, Blue, Box of 500
A box of 500 blue-printed offering envelopes, 6 1/2 by 3 inches, with a perforated tab and designations for missions, building, and special gifts.
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The specifications the makers publish, in one table.
| Product | Item Part Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Supply Center Baptismal Register, Large Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Religious Supply Center Combined Parish Register Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Religious Supply Center Confirmation Register Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Parish Register of Church Membership and Rites Morehouse Publishing | — | Check availability |
| Catholic Baptism Certificates, Pad of 50 Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| First Communion Certificates, Pad of 50 Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Religious Supply Center Confirmation Certificates Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Marriage Certificates, Pad of 50 (Catholic) Religious Supply Center | — | Check availability |
| Church Offering Envelopes, Blue, Box of 500 Local Church Publishing | — | Check availability |
Questions before you order
Which sacramental registers must a Catholic parish keep?
Canon law requires registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths, and the bishops' conference or diocese usually adds confirmation and First Communion. Each register must be bound with numbered pages and kept permanently in the parish archive. Small parishes may use a combined register if the diocese allows it.
Why do baptism certificates have a notation area on the back?
Confirmation, marriage and holy orders must be noted in the baptismal register and on any later copy of the certificate. The space on the back lets the parish of baptism record those notations, so a certificate issued years later shows the person's full sacramental status.
What paper are the certificates printed on?
The Religious Supply Center baptism certificates use 80-pound acid-free ledger stock that resists yellowing and takes fountain pen ink without smudging. The sheets are 6 by 9.25 inches and tear off cleanly from a pad of 50. Other certificate types from the same maker are sold in the same pad format.
How should registers be stored?
Keep registers in a locked, fire-resistant cabinet in the parish office, away from damp. Write entries in permanent black ink, never pencil or gel ink. Make corrections by a dated marginal note, not erasure. Many dioceses also require a duplicate or digital copy to be sent to the chancery each year.