Parish Registration – Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Welcome! We are so grateful that you have chosen to register with us here at Sacred Heart.

Our parish may be known for its beautiful architecture and deep-rooted history, but we are truly defined by our people – a joyful, loving, and vibrant Body of Christ. To us, registration means making a commitment to worship with us, to be active in ministry, and to contribute financially, all in an effort for you to have a deeply faith-oriented sense of belonging to our Catholic community here in downtown Tampa.

As a welcoming parish, we want you to get to know us more fully, but we also want to get to know you. Please fill out this registration application and help us learn more about your faith journey through the questions below. We can’t wait to meet and celebrate with you!

Registration & Marriage

To begin the registration process, please submit the form below.

Registration

Complete the following application to register with our parish!

Comments

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Getting To Know You

Please help us learn about your faith journey by answering the questions below.

*As stated above, if you are considering registration with our parish to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage, know that you do not need to switch parishes to do so. A newly registered member of the parish must show active participation within the parish for one (1) year before requesting Marriage within the church.*

Are you registering for yourself, or your family?(Required)

Yourself

Family

Why would you like to register at our parish?(Required)

Registering at a parish for the first time.

Taking part in a specific ministry.

Transferring parishes within the Diocese of St. Petersburg..

Moving to the area from out of city or state.

Registration Note: A map of our parish’s canonical responsibility can be found at sacredheartfla.org/parish-boundaries.

What was your previous parish of record?(Required)

Registration Note: Please provide the full name and city. If you have not registered with a parish before, or are registering for the first time as an adult, please provide your parish of Baptism, if applicable.

Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Date of Birth(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Primary Phone(Required)

What best describes this phone number?(Required)

Cell (Personal)

Home

Work (Cell or Landline)

Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Gender(Required)

Maiden Name

Maiden

Only if applicable.

Education Level

Occupation

Registration Note: Provide a brief description or title. As a stewardship parish reliant on the talents of our parishioners, this information may be used for consultation or volunteering opportunities.

Emergency Contact(Required)

First Last

Someone outside of your immediate household

Emergency Contact Phone Number(Required)

Emergency Contact Relationship

Are You Catholic?(Required)

Yes

Would you like us to contact you about becoming Catholic?

Yes

Registration Note: You can also visit shfla.org/ocia to learn more.

Are you from a different Christian denomination?(Required)

Yes

Which Christian denomination are you affiliated with?(Required)

Which sacraments have you received?(Required)

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Marriage

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Your Family

What best describes your familial situation?(Required)

Single

Married

Divorced/Separated

Widowed

Your Spouse's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your Spouse's Date of Birth(Required)

Your Spouse's Phone Number(Required)

What best describes your spouse's phone number?(Required)

Cell (Personal)

Home

Work (Cell or Landline)

Your Spouse's Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Your Spouse's Gender(Required)

Maiden Name?

Maiden

Only if applicable.

Spouse's Education Level

Spouse's Occupation

Registration Note: Provide a brief description or title. As a stewardship parish reliant on the talents of its parishioners, this information may be used for consultation or volunteering opportunities.

Is Your Spouse Catholic?(Required)

Yes

Which sacraments have they received?(Required)

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Marriage

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of their Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Would you like us to contact them about becoming Catholic?

Yes

Registration Note: You can also visit shfla.org/ocia to learn more.

Are they from a different Christian denomination?(Required)

Yes

Which Christian denomination are they affiliated with?(Required)

What best describes how your marriage was celebrated?

Catholic Church

Civil Union

Other Religious Ceremony

Date of Marriage?(Required)

How many children under the age of 18 live in your home?(Required)

Registration Note: Outside of spouses, all persons over the age of 18 are required to complete their own registration.

Your First Child's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your First Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Your First Child's Gender(Required)

Which sacraments has your first child received?

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your child’s Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Your Second Child's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your Second Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Your Second Child's Gender(Required)

Which sacraments has your second child received?

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your child’s Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Your Third Child's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your Third Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Your Third Child's Gender(Required)

Which sacraments has your third child received?

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your child’s Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Your Fourth Child's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your Fourth Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Your Fourth Child's Gender(Required)

Which sacraments has your fourth child received?

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your child’s Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Your Fifth Child's Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Registration Note: Please provide at least a middle initial, as it helps with database management. If you do not have a middle name, write “none” or leave the space blank.

Your Fifth Child's Date of Birth(Required)

Your Fifth Child's Gender(Required)

Which sacraments has your fifth child received?

Baptism

First Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation

Date of Baptism

Registration Note: To the best of your ability, please provide the date of your child’s Baptism. If you only know the month and year, place a “1” in the “Day” column.

Church of Baptism

Church of Baptism Location

City State / Province / Region

Additional Children

Please provide information about additional children here.

Last Few Things

How may we help you following the completion of your registration?(Required)

Sacramental Need

Faith Formation Registration

Administrative Need

Other

None

Registration Note: Parishioners with immediate sacramental needs are invited to register with their parish of canonical responsibility.

What is your sacramental need?

Marriage

Baptism

Confirmation

Reconciliation

Eucharist

Please indicate that you understand the following parochial rules related to Marriage requests.(Required)

I understand that prior to any wedding arrangements being made, a bride or groom must be registered and an active member in the parish for a minimum of one year. The parish will not accept potential brides or grooms who register with the parish for the sole purpose of being married at Sacred Heart Church. Those who have active familial connections to the parish, and are registering with Sacred Heart for the first time on their own will receive due consideration.

What is your administrative need?

Example: Letters or forms confirming parish affiliation, etc. Registration Note: Requests for these forms are subject to pastor approval following an establishment period.

What is your "other" need?

Registration Note: Requests for assistance may be subject to to pastor approval following an establishment period.

Are you interested in learning more about our parish's ministries?(Required)

I’m interested in joining one of your many ministries. Please send me information.

I’ve got a great idea for ministry that you don’t currently offer. Please contact me.

I am already involved in a ministry at Sacred Heart.

Registration Note: Visit sacredheartfla.org/get-involved to learn more.

Please select the specific ministry (or ministries) you are already involved in.(Required)

Please select the ministry (or ministries) you would like to learn about.

Do you prefer online giving, or would you prefer to receive free envelopes for the offertory at Mass?(Required)

Online Giving

Offertory Envelopes

Registration Note: Set up your online giving at shfla.org/giving. By using our online giving method to support our parish, you are helping to reduce the cost of mailing monthly offertory envelopes and makes our accounting easier.

Click here to acknowledge that Sacred Heart has permission to use photographs that you may feature in from parish liturgies and events in our publications.(Required)

I acknowledge

Registration Note: Publications include the parish bulletin, social media, and directed marketing initiatives (email or print). Photographs are often taken at parish-wide fellowship events, retreats, outreach events, and in Mass during Holy Days of Obligation or other special liturgies. If you do not wish for you or your family to be featured, please email Communications Director Rob Boelke at rboelke@sacredheartfla.org.

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