The recommended age for baptism within the Catholic Church is as an infant. Contact the church office to make an appointment to meet with the Pastor to discuss preparation for the parents and Godparents as well as deciding when the Baptism will take place. Baptism is also available for older youth and adults(RCIA). Contact the church office for more information.

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What is Baptism: The first of the seven sacraments, and the "door" which gives access to the other sacraments. Baptism is the first and chief sacrament of forgiveness of sins because it unites us with Christ, who died for our sins and rose for our justification. Baptism is a sacrament of initiation by which a believer receives the remission of original and personal sin, begins a new life in Christ and the Holy Spirit, and is incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ. The rite of Baptism consists in immersing the candidate in water or pouring water on the head, while pronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

First Reconciliation is typically celebrated in December of the 2nd grade(First Communion class) religious education year. Contact the church office to register your child for religious education or to find what you can do to receive reconciliation for the first time. 

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What is Reconciliation: Sacramental celebration in which, through God's mercy and forgiveness, the sinner is reconciled with God and also with the Church, Christ's Body, which is wounded by sin. Confession is an essential element of the Sacrament which consists in telling one's sins to the priestly minister. 

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First Communion typically takes place in the spring of the 2nd grade year of religious education. If you have an older child or are an adult that would like to receive Holy Communion for the first time contact the church office. Religious Education begins each year in the Fall.

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What is Eucharist: The ritual sacrament action of thanksgiving to God which constitutes the principal Christian liturgical celebration of and communion in the paschal mystery of Christ. The liturgical action called the Eucharist is also traditionally know as the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Sunday celebration of the Eucharist is at the heart of the Church's life. Holy Communion is the reception of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

Confirmation typically takes place in the Fall every other year. Confirmation classes are combined with St. Theresa in Perry. Confirmation will begin in either 7th or 8th grade and the class will conclude when a student is in 8th or 9th grade.

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What is Confirmation: One of the ensemble of the Sacraments of Initiation into the Church, together with Baptism and Eucharist. Confirmation completes the grace of Baptism by a special outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which seal or "confirm" the baptized in union with Christ and equip them for active participation in the worship and apostolic life of the Church.

What is Anointing of the Sick?: Also know as the "sacrament of the dying", administered by a priest to a baptized person who begins to be in danger of death because of illness or old age, through prayer and the anointing of the body with the oil of the sick. The proper effects of the sacrament include a special grace of healing and comfort to the Christian who is suffering the infirmities of serious illness or old age, and the forgiving of the person's sins.

What is Holy Orders? The Sacrament of Apostolic Ministry by which the mission entrusted by Christ to his Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church through the laying on of hands. This sacrament has three distinct degrees or "orders": deacon, priest, and bishop. All three confer a permanent, sacramental character.

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Religious Orders or Consecrated Life: A permanent stat of life recognized by the Church, entered freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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Preparation for the sacrament of Matrimony takes 6-8months prior to the wedding date.

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What is Matrimony?: A covenant or partnership of life between a man and woman, which is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. When validly contracted between two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament.