Learning/Sacrament Preparation

Infant Baptism
Baptism at Holy Spirit is celebrated at any of our Sunday masses. Those families planning an infant baptism at Holy Spirit are welcome to join Fr. Don at one of our Pre-Jordan sessions. Please contact the church office for current Pre-Jordan session dates.

First Communion \First Reconciliation
In preparing your child for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion, you share your faith with your child. It helps create or enhance the pattern of faith sharing experienced at home. Parents tell us that this one-on-one time with their child is very meaningful. Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion is done through home study, parent/child learning stations, and retreat experiences. Click here for a registration form. Registered parishioners of children in grade 2 receive a letter in late August, which invites parents to an orientation meeting in September. Holy Spirit supports parents by providing learning materials for your child to complete with your guidance. Children will participate in learning stations and a parent-planned retreat prior to both First Reconciliation and First Communion. Click on the link to view this year's First Reconciliation and First Communion schedule of activities.

Confirmation
Confirmation preparation begins in November and ends with the celebration of confirmation in late October. Please contact Mary Nowakowski with questions about Confirmation preparation. The Confirmation preparation forms and calendar for the 2012 confirmands will be posted soon. Please check back.

Marriage
Marriage celebrations can be scheduled with the Fr. Don. A group of married couples helps with the Wedding Ministry, interacting one-on-one with the engaged couples to assist them in planning a wedding and to foster good marriages and parish participation.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
The RCIA provides a forum for shared spiritual growth and a means to explore the Catholic Christian tradition through the scripture, sacraments, church teaching, and social outreach, all in the midst of the Catholic faith community.

How do I learn more? Contact Mary Margaret at 280-0638 if you have questions about the process.