Baptisms:
Infants: Parents are to call the rectory approximately four months before the anticipated birth of their child so arrangements can be made for parents to attend Baptism catechesis meeting held once a month. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. If they are not registered as members of I.O.P. Parish, they must have a letter from their own pastor. All sponsors should have received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Adults: The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is an ongoing process. Adults wishing to join our Catholic Faith Community will first become Catechumens or candidates before being called to the Sacraments. Inquirers into the Catholic Faith are invited to contact a parish priest. 

Anointing of the Sick:
Anyone who is seriously ill should receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Persons entering the hospital for surgery, may receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick after the 8:00am Mass on Saturday mornings. See bulletin for details. Those confined to their homes by illness, infirmity or age, may arrange to receive Holy Communion weekly or at least once a month by contacting the rectory. Please notify the rectory immediately when any member of your family enters the hospital. Sick calls are answered promptly anytime of the day or night.

*Recently enacted right to privacy regulations have resulted in the need for a new approach for pastoral visitors at the hospitals. Until now, clergy religious and other designated by their churches were able to look at hospital lists to determine if any parishioners were patients. This will no longer be possible. If any of our parishioners are in the hospital please notify us by calling the parish offices and giving us the name, hospital, room number, and if possible condition. Thank you for your help! 

Marriage:
Registered parishioners who have been members of our Sunday worshipping community for at least 3 months are asked to notify the parish offices at least six months prior to the planned wedding day. A marriage preparation course is required for all couples.

Letters of Recommendation:

We gladly issue letters of recommendation for registered parishioners who have been asked to be sponsors at Baptism, or Confirmation, provided they:

- Attend Mass regularly, have been confirmed, if married, have done so in conformity with the laws of the Church, and if parents are sending their children to Catholic School or Religious Instructions.