The Sponsor is a co-traveler in this journey of faith who commits himself or herself to accompany a Catechumen or RCIA Candidate along the way.The Sponsor is a person who is willing to be a friend, witness, a guide for the Catechumen or Candidate.

The ministry of the sponsor is a ministry of accompaniment.

A sponsor is not a teacher, not a spiritual director, not an expert.

A sponsor is a living example of what it means to be an ordinary, happy Catholic.

A sponsor supports the candidate through the gift of her or his presence, consistently and intentionally.

A sponsor is a witness of the candidate’s spiritual journey into the Catholic Church.

A sponsor helps the candidate discover the Church as a living, practical, day to day reality.

A sponsor presents the needs of his or her candidate to God daily in prayer.