CATCH Catechesis Registration & Child Account Setup
Welcome to the official registration portal guide for IHM Catechesis. Follow this step-by-step walkthrough to link your child’s account on myCatholicSG and complete their onboarding for parish catechesis.
CATCH v3.0 User Guide
Official CATCH v3.0 onboarding guide.
Step-by-step instructions for linking child accounts and parish catechesis registration via myCatholicSG.
Pre-Registration Checklist
Please prepare the following documents and details before beginning:
Digital Certificates
01Soft copies of your child’s Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate (.jpg, .png, or .pdf format, max 4MB). If a Baptism cert is unavailable, request an Extract of Baptism Certificate from the church of baptism.
Sacramental Dates
Dates of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion (Month and Year minimum if exact date is unknown).
Parent/Guardian Documents
Letter of Authorization required if a legal guardian is completing registration on behalf of parents.
Alias Email (If needed) & Verification
If your child does not have an email address, create an alias using your own email (e.g., [email protected]).
You will receive an email from mycatholic.sg to verify the
authenticity of the alias email
Click on the link in the email to complete the verification
Phase 1: Link Child Account to Parent/Guardian
Complete this process first before registering for Catechesis.
Check or Create Child’s myCatholicSG Account
Go to mycatholic.sg.
Existing Account: Log in using your child’s credentials. Click Forgot or Reset Password if needed.
New Account: Click Create Account > Sign Up.
Input child’s FULL name exactly as shown in NRIC/FIN/Birth Certificate.
Use an alias email (e.g.,
[email protected]).Check your inbox and click the verification link sent by myCatholicSG.
Generate Access Code (From Child’s Account)
- Log in to your child’s account on myCatholicSG.
- Click Catechesis from the home menu.
- Select Link to Guardian and click Generate.
- Copy or write down the Access Code shown (valid for 24 hours).
- Log out of the child’s account or open a new Incognito window.
Add & Link Child (From Parent’s Account)
Log in to your parent/guardian account on myCatholicSG.
Click Catechesis > Click Add Child.
Select your relationship to the child and upload the child’s Birth Certificate (or Authorization Letter for guardians). Click Next.
Review the instructions, enter the Access Code generated from the child’s account, and click Verify.
Confirm Linking
- Return to the Home page and click Catechesis.
- Under Current Child, open the dropdown menu to select your child’s name.
- (Repeat Steps 1–4 for each additional child enrolled in Catechesis).
Phase 2: Register for IHM Catechesis
Register one child at a time. Note: This registration is completed once per child, not yearly.
Initiate Registration
From Parent Account > Catechesis > Select child’s name > Click Register.
Basic Details
Scroll past parish list > Click Proceed to Registration >
Fill in full name, DOB, and address. (Note: If postal code maps to another home parish, proceed as normal).
Sacramental Details
Fill in Baptism, First Reconciliation, and
First Holy Communion details. Upload child’s Baptism Cert.
Select Parish (IHM)
• Registration Type: Select Onboard Existing.
• Parish Applying For: Select Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• If IHM is not your home parish, state your reason in the text box.
Program & Siblings
• Programme: Select Parish Catechesis.
• Level: Select child’s current level.
• Timeslot: Select allocated class time.
• Siblings: List siblings currently enrolled at IHM
(Does not auto-register them).
Contact & Review
Enter primary contact details.
Carefully review all submitted entries.
e-Consent & Submission
Read e-Consent terms, tick both acknowledgment boxes, and click Submit Registration.
Completion
Status will show PENDING while backend processing takes place.