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Baptism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parents are expected to participate in a pre-baptismal program for their first child\u2019s birth. Please call the parish office for program information and to schedule baptisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Reconciliation and First Eucharist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The TRADITIONAL AGE for SACRAMENT PREPARATION and to receive First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion is 2nd grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Confirmation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Confirmation in the 8th grade, the student must have completed all years of Faith Formation from 1st grade to 8th and all requirements of the program. If you or your child are interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact the Parish Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marriage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Those seeking marriage must be a registered parishioner for 6 months before contacting the pastor to set a wedding date. We recommend contacting the parish at least 9 months in advance, but absolutely no less than 6 months as this is a diocesan policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catholic Inquiry \u2013 Becoming Catholic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) of Adults (RCIA), or Ordo Initiationis Christianae Adultorum (OICA) is a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism. Candidates are gradually introduced to aspects of Catholic beliefs and practices. The basic process applies to adults and older children, with younger children initiated through an adapted version sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (RCIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baptism Parents are expected to participate in a pre-baptismal program for their first child\u2019s birth. Please call the parish office for program information and to schedule baptisms. First Reconciliation and First Eucharist The TRADITIONAL AGE for SACRAMENT PREPARATION and to receive First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion is 2nd grade. Confirmation For Confirmation in theContinue reading “Sacraments of Initiation”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}