Interested in learning more about any of the sacraments? Please call or email Mrs. Kelly Mouch, Director of Religious Education, at 260-493-4553 x302 or [email protected]
 
Parents, do you have a newborn or child in need of baptism? We'd love to welcome him/her formally into the family of God with this vitally important sacrament. Sacramental prep for this sacrament is generally requires a relatively small time commitment, but a commitment of the lives of the parents and child to grow together in Christ's love throughout life. 
 
Do you have an older child or are you an adult seeking baptism? Welcome! The Catholic Church offers The Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) or Adults (RCIA) to receive this and other sacraments of initiation. Please see the "RCIA/RCIC" tab under "Ministries" for more information or call us as indicated above. 
 
More information will be posted soon about when baptisms are offered!

Interested in learning more about any of the sacraments? Please call us at 260-493-4553. 
 
Confessions are heard each week on Thursdays and Saturdays. On Thursdays, Confessions are heard during adoration, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. (please see our "Adoration" link for more info on adoration). On Saturdays, The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered from 7:45-8:45 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m.
 
The Catholic Faith proclaims seven Sacraments, one of which is commonly called Confession, Reconciliation, or Penance. This Sacrament is a way for all of us, loved sinners, to know God's healing grace, mercy, and love for us. In the sacrament, an individual has the opportunity to share with the priest any sins which he/she chooses. Our faith teaches that the priest acts for God and has the authority, given by Christ Himself in scripture (see John 20:23), to forgive our sins on God's behalf. In Reconciliation, the priest will forgive the individual his/her sins.  Forgiveness also means that God forgives these sins permanently within that Sacrament. If you're curious about this sacrament or have never been, many, many Catholics report it is an incredible way to feel an overwhelming good sense of peace, healing, and comfort, a tangible and real sign of God's love in our world. 

Our Church has long affirmed that Christ performs a miracle in every mass and becomes physically present in the bread, which becomes His body, and the wine, which becomes His blood. This teaching originally came to us from Christ Himself who taught us that we are to receive his body and blood to in order to have life within us, part of how God wants us to know His great love for us (see John, chapter 6). 
 
Communion is offered as a part of every Catholic mass. Preparing for First Communion or First Eucharist involves a year of ongoing formation for 2nd graders, offered in our school's religion classes or through our Religious Education program. For anyone seeking this sacrament after this time in their lives, our Chruch offers RCIC for children or RCIA for adults. Standing for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (or Adults, respectively), these refer to the Catholic Church's formal program of preparation to receive this sacrament and the other sacraments of initiation, if needed (these sacraments refer to Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confirmation).  
 
Questions on how to enroll your child in preparation for Holy Communion or how to engage in RCIC or RCIA? We're here to help! Just call any parish staff member at 493-4553 for more information. 

Confirmation completes the sacraments of initiation, and confers God's abundant grace, especially through the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit on the confirmandi (those preparing to receive the sacrament.) Our parish confirms adolescents in the 8th grade year, through a year of preparation/formation. This preparation occurs in our religion classes in our school or through our Religious Education program. For more information on Confirmation, please call us at 493-4553 or use the "contact us" feature under the "about us" tab. More information will be coming soon.

The Church has always held marriage to be a sacrament, a special transfer of the invisible grace of God in the visible signs of wedding vows, exchange of rings, etc. The marital union of husband and wife actually reflects something of the inner life of God, in a Trinity of Three Persons, united in an eternal exchange of love. As such, the Catholic Church asks engaged couples to engage in preparation meetings or a retreat to better understand the theology of marriage and the special graces God wants to give them. Are you engaged or thinking about becoming engaged in the near future? Congratulations! May God abundantly bless you in this time of discernment. Please call (260-493-4553 x305) or email ([email protected]) Fr. Nathan at least 6 months before the anticipated wedding for more information on registering for a wedding date or engaging in preparation meetings. 

Holy Orders, sometimes called ordination, refers to the sacrament of becoming an ordained, or religious, clergymen in our Church. Holy Orders can be given to deacons (transitional or permanent), priests, or bishops. In our Diocese, as in all dioceses within the United States, the process of study and discernment for a religious vocation is guided by the Diocese directly. Generally, a significant time of preparation and study is required for any ordained ministry.
 
Interested in learning more? Check out the vocations page of the Diocesan website, where you can hear from Pope Francis or our own Vocations Director, Fr. Andrew Budzinski. Click here to access this page and may God bless you!

Anointing of the Sick is a Sacrament of healing and forgiveness offered to those who are sick, understood to be near death, or awaiting a surgical procedure or other known health risk. This Sacrament confers the forgiveness and mercy of God upon the recipient, which offers God's healing extended to the lifetime of the recipient. Anointing of the Sick is available - please call Fr. Nathan at 260-493-4553 x305.