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 SACRAMENT
OF BAPTISM
-Baptism
is celebrated six times throughout the year after Sunday
Mass. Registration of parents in the parish is required. Call the
parish office to register for required preparation for parents.
Parents, if Catholic, must be active, confirmed Catholics,
in good standing with the church, and able to receive the Eucharist. At
least one parent and one godparent must be Catholic. Please notify the
office prior to the birth of your child. Note: to download and print a
Baptism
Candidate Profile,
click here.
**To download this form in Microsoft Word format, to be
completed and returned via email, click
here.
The next Baptism seminars are:
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 9:30 AM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 9:30 AM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 9:30 AM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 9:30 APM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
Saturday, October
11, 2014 at 9:30 AM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
Saturday, December
13, 2014 at 9:30 AM at St. John-Our Lady's Chapel
The next Baptisms scheduled are:
Sunday, February 23, 2014, immediately following the 11 AM Mass
Sunday, April 27, 2014, immediately following the 11 AM Mass
Sunday, June 29, 2014, immediately following the 11 AM Mass
Sunday, August 24, 2014, immediately following the 11 AM Mass
Sunday, October
26, 2014, immediately following the 11 AM Mass
Sunday, December 28, 2014, immediately
following the 11 AM Mass *Note:
This is the
Feast Day of the HOLY FAMILY!--An excellent day for Baptistm!
SACRAMENTS OF FIRST PENANCE/FIRST EUCHARIST
-
Children are typically prepared for these two sacraments during our
Religious Education classes. First Penance and First Eucharist are
conferred upon children during the second grade, usually just after
Easter.
Sacramental preparation for First Penance/First Eucharist is coordinated
through our Religious Education office. Please call 225-654-5885 for
details and/or to register your child for Religious
Education--continuing faith formation in the Catholic Church.
Children
who enter the Catholic Church later in life may have to have specialized
formation through our RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children)
program and should also be coordinated through the office of Religious
Education.
SACRAMENT
OF CONFIRMATION
- Confirmation is celebrated with students in the eleventh grade who
have been enrolled in Catholic secondary school or the Religious
Education Program in grades nine through eleven, and who complete
sacramental preparation in the parish.
 SACRAMENT
OF MATRIMONY
-Couples must contact Father Bayhi at least four to six months prior
to the proposed wedding date. A preparation program is required.
Note: to download a helpful list of items for consideration when
planning your Catholic wedding, click
here.
DIVORCED?/QUESTIONS ABOUT ANNULMENTS?
-Contact the Parish Office at 225.654.5778 to become reconciled with the
church or click
here.
It may not be as difficult as you think and the process not only purges
old emotions but also makes it possible for you to return to Holy
Communion.
 LAST
RITES-ANOINTING OF THE SICK
-Have a family member or health care professional call the office at
654-5778. If anointing is needed after hours (state of emergency where
it appears that death is imminent), the voice mail system at the office
will give instructions on how to leave a call for after-hours
assistance.
Note: This is a sacrament; once you receive last rites, there
is no need to be anointed again, however, to bring comfort
to your loved one, our priests will certainly make repeat visits to hear
confessions, offer Holy Communion, and bring comfort to those in need.
We encourage you to be anointed, whenever possible,
before you reach a state of emergency, especially before major
surgery or when the sacrament is offered
to parishioners at various times throughout the year.
CARE OF THE SICK
-Emergency calls are answered immediately, when possible. Visits to
homebound
parishioners will be conducted on a regular basis. Please notify the
parish office when you or a family
member have been confined to hospital or home. Please contact the
office staff if you would like to receive
meals prepared
by our home ministry group, Helping Families Heal, during
your recuperation.
CHRISTIAN BURIAL
-Families should contact the parish office for funeral arrangements.
 INTERESTED
IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?-Those
persons who are interested in learning more about the Roman Catholic
Church, or those who were Baptized Catholic but did not receive
additional instruction/formation in the Catholic Church can enroll in
the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program, which
typically continues from August/September until full entry in the church
at the Easter Vigil. Interested parties should contact Joey Hebert,
RCIA Coordinator, at 225-658-5599. For additional information, visit
our RCIA |
