Sacraments
The sacraments are outward signs of inward grace
instituted by Christ for our sanctification.
Baptsm
Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation (CCC 1272).
Contact a parish priest. If this is your first child,
it will be necessry to attend a Baptism class.
First Communion
Having become a child of God clothed with the wedding garment, the neophyte is admitted "to the marriage supper of the Lamb" and receives the food of the new life, the body and blood of Christ (CCC 1244).
First Holy Communion usually takes place
in the second grade. Contact the religious
education director of the parish.
Confirmation
Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds (CCC 1316).
Contact the religious education director
of the parish for enrollment into the
two-year preparation program.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.
Contact a parish priest or call the
vocation director of the Archdiocese
at (402)558-3100.
Holy Matrimony
The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life
Contact a parish priest at least six months
prior to the wedding.
Anointing of the Sick
"By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ."
In case of emergency call (402)336-1602.
Emergency numbers are provided
in the voice mail.