The Sacraments

Please call the Faith Formation Office at 518-377-0506 to verify information regarding preparation for the Sacraments.

BAPTISM OF INFANTS
If you desire new life in Jesus through baptism for your child who is below age seven, please contact Arlene Parisi. Parents are required to participate in a baptism preparation class.

RECONCILIATION
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is Christ's gift of mercy, offering forgiveness and healing through honest confession and God's grace. Confessions are heard at St. Paul the Apostle Church every Saturday from 3:00 to 3:30PM, or anytime by appointment.

PRIESTHOOD AND CONSECRATED LIFE
Might the Lord Jesus be calling you to serve him as a priest or consecrated religious in his Church?  Please contact our priests for assistance in exploring this vocation.

MARRIAGE

Any Catholic party called by God to marriage must be formed for this vocation.  Before setting a wedding date, please contact Fr. Frisoni at the time of your engagement or at least six months in advance of selecting a possible wedding date.  Weddings are not scheduled on Sundays.

VALIDATION OF MARRIAGE
If you are a Catholic and were not married in the Catholic Church, the marriage needs to be validated in the Church to return to full communion with the Church. If you wish to discuss the sacrament of marriage, please contact Fr. Frisoni.

CHURCH DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE
Please contact Fr. Frisoni for accompaniment on this journey and time for healing.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please notify the office when serious illness or confinement to the home or hospital occurs in order for visits and/or the Eucharist to be arranged.  If you or your loved one are in the hospital, please call the chaplains office in the hospital before calling our office so they can contact the priest who is on call.  For those confined at home call our office at 518-377-8886 or send an email to [email protected] to make arrangements.

FIRST EUCHARIST

Through our Faith Formation Classes, children in the second grade make their First Eucharist in May after making their First Reconciliation in December.  Parents of older children or children with special needs seeking instruction for First Eucharist, may contact Arlene Parisi, Director, 518-377-0506.

Adults seeking instruction for First Eucharist are required to participate in the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (O.C.I.A.)  For more information click here.

CONFIRMATION

Faith Formation classes for grades 9 through 11 are preparation for Confirmation.  Please go to our Faith Formation page to find out how to register for confirmation classes.
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Adults who are post high school, have been baptized and received their First Eucharist, may contact Arlene Parisi at
518-377-0506 or [email protected] for information regarding Adult Confirmation classes.