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Celebration of the Eucharist

Weekly Eucharist Schedule

Saturday

5:30 p.m.

Sunday*

7:30, 9:00, 10:30* a.m. and 12 noon
Summer (July/Aug) 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m.

Mon-Friday

6:45, 8:00, 11:30 a.m.
Summer (July/Aug) 6:45, 8:00 a.m.

Saturday

9:00 a.m.

Holiday

9:00 a.m.

Holy Days

Check listing of Seasonal Events or
weekly bulletin for specific Mass times.

*There is a Liturgy of the Word for Children at 10:30 a.m. Mass each Sunday during Advent and Lent; twice a month from Sept. through June.

Sacrament of Penance
Every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the church or by appointment.

Baptism
Contact the rectory during the 7th month of pregnancy to make arrangements. Parents prepare for the Baptism of their infants by participating in two evenings of community and instruction. Baptism is celebrated
either during an afternoon ceremony or during Sunday liturgy.  Dates in 2008 for a 1:30 ceremony are January 20, February 24, March 16 and April 20.  Baptisms during Sunday liturgy are scheduled for January 6 at the 12:00 pm, February 9 at the 5:30pm and April 6 at the 9:00am.  

First Eucharist, Penance, and Confirmation (for Children)
Programs to prepare the children and teens of our parish to celebrate the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist, and Confirmation are conducted through our Religious Education and Youth Ministry Programs. Sacramental preparation is the joint responsibility of parents, volunteer catechists, and our religious education teachers. Specific information is available under Religious Education.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults -RCIA (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation for Adults):
A process for non-Catholics who wish to experience parish community and join the Catholic Church. Also for Catholics who wish to return to the Church or have not celebrated Eucharist or Confirmation. Read more about RCIA.

Marriage
In order to allow sufficient time to fulfill the various steps of marriage preparation, contact a priest ONE YEAR prior to the proposed date of Marriage to begin the preparation process and reserve the church. Engaged couples prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage during Formation Sessions with their parish priest and by attending Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter.

Vocations
Is God calling you to the priesthood or to religious life? Please contact the rectory to arrange a visit with a priest for discussion.

Anointing of the Sick & Visitation to the Homebound
Spiritual services and the Eucharist are offered to the sick in local hospitals, to the elderly in the nursing homes, to shut-ins in their own homes, and to other persons in need of such attention. Anyone who is to be hospitalized (especially for surgery), please let the parish office know so that you can be remembered in prayers and visited by a priest or a minister of the sick.

Presider's Intention for Liturgy
To arrange to have the Presider's Intention for Liturgy reserved for a deceased relative or friend, anniversary of death or 'special intention' for the living, stop at the Parish Office in the Rectory.


Contact the Rectory/Parish Office at 201-445-3703
or via email: ParishOffice@stcatharinechurch.org
to make arrangements or to schedule an appointment with a priest.


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