SACRAMENTS
We are here to help you live the Sacramental Life. Please contact the office or priests to register for reception of Baptisms, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, or Marriage.
St. Mary's follows Diocesan guidelines concerning parental and sponsor requirements. Preparation classes may be necessary before the Baptism is celebrated. Please complete the form by clicking on the link, and then call the rectory to set up a time to meet with one of our Priests to discuss further requirements if any.
Baptism
First Communion
April 7, 2024 @ 2:00pm
The reception of First Holy Communion is open to all 2nd graders and older. Parish Celebrations are held in the Easter Season of each year. Contact the rectory for more information if you are wanting to receive First Holy Communion.
Confirmation
April 21, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Sponsors and Confirmandi Need to be in Aquinas Elem. Gym by 1:00pm
Confirmation Class
"...by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed." CCC 1285
Confirmation is held every two years, and is next planned for Spring 2024. Preparation to be a candidate for this sacrament is open to baptized Catholics, 10 years of age or older who are committed, or will commit, to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ. This includes regular attendance at Sunday Mass, regular confession and a desire to deepen the life of prayer.
"Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit - his actions, his gifts, and his biddings - in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of Christian life. To this end catechesis for Confirmation should strive to awaken a sense of belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ, the universal Church as well as the parish community. The latter bears special responsibility for the preparation of confirmands" CCC1309
Confirmation will be Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Click on info graphics to the right for more info about classes. Classes will begin January, 17 2024.