St Martin de Porres Parish 

First Sacrament Registration & Dates 

Registration for First Communion and Confirmation will be available after all weelcend Masses and at the parish office during office hours until SUNDAY, MARCH 22n‘. 

FIRST COMMUNION: 

Reconciliation (first confession) Wednesday, April 15, @ 7:pm 

WELCOMING MASS& FIRST INSTRUCTION SESSION: 

Sunday, May 17, 9am followed by session 

SECOND SESSION: Sunday, May 24, following 9am Mass TIHRD Session: Sunday, May 31, following 9am mass. 

FIRST COMMUNION: Sunday, June 7, 9am Mass, followed by a reception in the parish hall. 

CONFIRMATION:  

Reconciliation: (Confession) Wednesday, April 15, @ 7pm 

ENROLMENT MASS & FIRST INSTRUCTION SESSION: 

Sunday, March 22, 9am Mass, followed by session in the parish hall. SECOND SESSION: Sunday, March 29, following the 9am Mass THIRD SESSION: Sunday, April 12, following the 9am Mass. 

CONFIRMATION RETREAT: Saturday, April 18, 10:am- Noon(lunch) 

CONFIRMATION: SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 9am Mass followed by a reception in the parish hall. 

Matrimony

Married Christians nourish and develop their marriage by undivided affection, which wells up from the fountain of divine love within them, while, in a merging of human and divine love, they remain faithful in body and in mind, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad times.  

Engaged couples should contact the parish office at least six months prior to the proposed date of marriage. 

Anointing of the Sick

The Church offers the sacrament of anointing to those who are seriously sick and dying - patients before serious surgery; elderly people who are very weak; sick children old enough to understand and be comforted by the sacrament, and those who are suffer from mental illness. Patients who are unconscious will also receive the sacrament since it would be their desire to receive it if they could voice their desire.  

When to request the Anointing of the Sick and Dying? When a family member or friend is ill, if you are preparing to have surgery, or if a loved one is dying � contact the office immediately to arrange for a time to celebrate this sacrament.  The Anointing of the Sick and the Dying have replaced what was formerly known as LAST RITES. If circumstances permit, do not wait until the person is unconscious or barely able to talk or respond.  The more conscious and alert the person is, the more fully they can take part in the celebration and be comforted. The Anointing of the Sick and the Dying have replaced what was formerly known as LAST RITES. 

Please contact the Church office at 828-6720 to arrange a visit by Father Titus