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Frequently Asked Questions
Please stop by the parish office and register with the
secretary at any time. The
pastor or one of the pastoral ministers will meet with you as well to
talk
about any questions or concerns you may have. For office hours, click
here
We have full day school programs for Kindergarten
through 8th grade, as well
as a two-day a week pre-school for 3 year olds and a three-day a week
pre-kindergarten for 4 year olds. To enroll please fill out the
registration request form and send it to the school office (1590
Riverbank).
The religious education program meets on Mondays from
4-5:30 p.m. for grades
1-6 and 5:45-7:15 p.m. for grades 7-8 and on Sunday during the 11 a.m.
Mass
for 3,4,and 5 year olds. To register fill out the registration request
form
and send it to the parish (1540 Riverbank).
Marriage preparation takes place in stages. The first
step is to contact
the parish office and arrange an appointment between you and your
fiancé and
the pastor. At that time questions can be answered and a date set for
the
wedding.
For infant children on up to first grade the process
begins with an
appointment with the pastor or one of the pastoral ministers. Please
contact the parish office to set up an appointment. At that time, you
will
be asked whether you are registered at the parish. If not, at the time
of
the first appointment, we will register you and begin the process.
The new Mass schedule
means that we need a slightly revised policy for scheduling Mass
intentions. There are not as many Masses and yet just as many
requests for Mass intentions. The parish office will handle them
in the following manner.
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Unless physically unable, all Mass
intentions need to be scheduled in person at the parish office.
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Up to five (5) different Mass
intentions will be accepted for Saturday night, Sunday, Tuesday night
and Friday morning Masses only.
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If the Mass intention is for a recently
deceased parish member or their relative, please let the family itself
schedule such Masses, if at all possible. Funeral homes have
envelopes in which you can place a donation and list it for Mass
intentions. The family then can come in at its own convenience
and schedule the Masses on the most suitable days.
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We will schedule up to three Sunday
(Saturday night) Masses a year for a recently deceased person on
specific dates.
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We will schedule up to three additional
Tuesday night or Friday morning Masses for a recently deceased person
on specific dates, since every effort will be made to have a priest
available for Tuesday night and Friday morning Masses, even when there
is a funeral on those days.
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We will accept additional Mass
intentions with the understanding that they will be fitted into the
schedule on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday mornings, when Masses are
celebrated on those mornings. Such intentions cannot be
publicized ahead of time, since funerals can come in and the morning
Mass changed to a prayer service with communion. The parish
office will keep a record of all such Masses and publish them in the
Vigil at least once a month, after they are celebrated.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated every
Saturday from 3-3:30
p.m. and by request after the 5 p.m. Mass. In addition, you may
schedule a
personal time for the sacrament by contacting the pastor.
Yes, we have adoration every first Friday from 7-8 p.m.
with a holy hour,
evening prayer in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and ending with
Benediction. In addition, we have Adoration every first Friday school
is in
session at 2:30 p.m. to the end the school day. We have a Eucharistic
Day
on the Monday of Holy Week with Adoration from 8 a.m. -7 p.m. And we
have a
special adoration procession and prayer time on Corpus Christi each
year.
We welcome anyone to join in the journey of becoming
Catholic. The process
starts by contacting our pastoral minister Mr. Scott Anastasia and
arranging for an appointment. The process is called the R.C.I.A. (Rite
of
Christian Initiation of Adults).
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