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FAITH FORMATION

Infant Baptism
Infant Baptism is celebrated on the first or second Saturday of the month for infants through children age 6.  The baptism celebration will be at 9 am or 10 am depending on whether the rite will be in English or Spanish. Infant baptism instructions are given on the Wednesday before the Saturday celebration at 6 pm in the church office and are required for parents and godparent(s).  The child's state birth certificate is required and godparent(s) sacramental certificate.   For more information or to register, please call the parish office. 

Religious Education (Visit Parish Life Page for 2020-2021, Registration Form)
Religious Education sessions for children in grades Kinder though high school are offered on Sunday mornings from 10:30-11:30 am in the school building. The sacraments of First Penance/Reconciliation/Confession and First Eucharist/Holy Communion is offered to children beginning in third grade who have been baptized and have attended faith formation sessions the previous year (consecutive).  Confirmation is offered in high school and is a two-year program with the celebration in their second year. The candidate for Confirmation must be baptized, has celebrated First Reconciliation and Holy Communion.  Saturday Vigil/Sunday Mass attendance is the primary sacrament preparation.

Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist may require additional session times.

Adult Confirmation
Adult Confirmation is offered on Thursday evenings, ten sessions in total, from 6-7:30 pm in the church office for adults 18 and older.  Contact the church office for more information.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is offered on Thursday evenings from 6-7:30 pm in the church office for the unbaptized, baptized Catholic wanting to complete their sacraments of initiation (Holy Communion and Confirmation), and for the baptized Christian wanting full communion into the Catholic Church.  These sessions are also available to the baptized Catholic who wants to know more about their faith. Contact the church office for more information.   

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process adapted for children age 7 through adulthood with different days and times depending on registration. Contact the church office for more information.

Sacrament of Matrimony
Sacrament of Matrimony:  contact the church office six months prior to the date of wedding.

Quiceañeras
Young ladies must be faithfully attending Religious Education sessions.  Contact the church office six months prior to the celebration.



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