The sacrament is offered monthly to those who are ill or have passed their 65th birthday, following the 9am Mass & 12:05 noon Mass on First Fridays.
Also available to the hospitalized, homebound and nursing homes residents by request. Simply call the Parish Office and request a priest to come.
Those who are homebound and desire to receive Holy Communion can do so by calling the Parish Office and requesting an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to bring communion to their home.
Baptism Requirements:
Provide copy of birth certificate Attend baptism preparation class. Class is offered monthly, the first Tuesday every month from 7pm - 8:30pm in the Parish Center.
At least one of the baptismal sponsors must be a practicing Roman Catholic; that is married in the Church (if married), confirmed, receiving communion on a regular basis.
ADULTS: Contact the RCIA program through the Parish Office
CHILDREN: 7yrs -18yrs please contact the RCIC program through the Parish Office
INFANTS: Contact the Parish Office for the registration form
Confirmation Requirements:
Family must be registered in the Parish
Completed the 9th & 10th grade Religious Education classes
Attend weekly classes; September - April. Please contact the Religious Education for schedule of classes
Provide copy of baptismal certificate. Adults desiring the Sacrament of Confirmation please contact the Parish Office or Religious Education. A 4-week program precedes confirmation.
1st Communion Requirements:
Family must be registered in the Parish
Completed the 2nd grade
Attends weekly classes, September-May. Please contact the Religious Education for schedule of classes
Celebrated their First Reconciliation (this is part of preparation for First Communion) Provide copy of baptismal certificate.
Celebration of First Holy Communion takes place in May
For those who are homebound and desire to receive Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Office to request an Extraordinary Minister to provide communion.
For information about the priesthood, permanent diaconate, consecrated religious life or lay ministry, please see the Diocesan Vocations Office
Marriage Requirements:
Catholic party must be registered in the Parish
Couples must contact the Parish Office for an appointment with a priest or deacon 6 months before the intended date of the wedding
Couples must receive pre-marital instruction- this is provided by the Parish after initial meeting with a priest or deacon
Provide copy of baptismal certificate
If seeking validation for a civil marriage please provide a copy of civil marriage license
Confession is Offered:
Daily, 30 minutes before each weekday Mass; 8:30am-9am & 11:35am -12:05 noon.
Saturday morning from 8:30am-9am, Saturday afternoon from 3:30pm-5pm & Sunday afternoon from 4:30pm-5pm.
At Good Shepherd Mission on Saturday evening from 6pm-6:30pm, immediately before the Vigil Mass.
Anytime by appointment. Please call the Parish Office for an appointment with a priest.
Introduction to the Sacraments: "The sacraments are outward signs instituted by Christ to give grace. Signs, there are all kinds of signs around us but sacraments are unique as signs because they are signs of the presence and love of God for us and of our desire to come in contact or encounter God."
... that the Sacrament of Anointing for Healing is offered on the First Friday of each month at the conclusion of the daily Masses? According to the Church's teaching, the following are among those who should be anointed for healing:
1) Those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age;
2) those about to undergo surgery;
3) the elderly weakened by age, even if no serious illness is present;
4) sick children who are sufficiently mature to be comforted by the Sacrament.
Many of our older parishioners find great comfort in receiving the Sacrament of Anointing each month.
If we follow God's compass, we will not stray from His path.
The assembly at Capernaum left the synagogue amazed and energized, no doubt and the event of that Sabbath day stayed long in their memory. But daily life went on for them; life goes on for us, too. Sunday's rest give way to Monday, which seems strangely the same as other Mondays. On Monday, we need faith in Christ's presence in our midst to steady us when memories of miracles and our Sunday good intentions have faded.
Catholic. What it means to me to be a Eucharistic minister, and how it changed my life. I understand how St. Stephen must have felt, carring the Body of Christ to others in prison. The reality of understanding what he was carrying, caused him to die, rather than reveal to the Romans what he was bringing to others. There is no reason to die for something that "represents" the Body of Christ, he died at the hands of the Romans, because he knew he was carrying the actual Body of Christ.
Sunday: 8:00am & 10:00am Noon, Spanish 5:00pm, Life Teen
Catholic Quotes
"The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method." - St. Jane Frances de Chantal
... that the Sacrament of Anointing for Healing is offered on the First Friday of each month at the conclusion of the daily Masses? According to the Church's teaching, the following are among those who should be anointed for healing:
The assembly at Capernaum left the synagogue amazed and energized, no doubt and the event of that Sabbath day stayed long in their memory. But daily life went on for them; life goes on for us, too. Sunday's rest give way to Monday, which seems strangely the same as other Mondays. On Monday, we need faith in Christ's presence in our midst to steady us when memories of miracles and our Sunday good intentions have faded.
