Sacraments

Sacramental Preparation at Holy Name Church

Sacramental Registration

BAPTISM

Online Baptismal form can be found here.

Baptismal Preparation Form can be found here.

Baptism is the sacrament by which an individual becomes a Christian and, therefore, a member of Christ’s mystical body – the Church.

First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation 2024/2025

Registration for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation is open for children in Grade 2 or higher. First Reconciliation Preparation will be run in the Fall, followed by First Eucharist in the winter. 

The Diocese is rolling out a new preparation program this fall, and the detail will be available in early September. Both Reconciliation and Eucharist Preparation Programs are designed for both the parent and child to attend.  For each program, there will be a parent information meeting, 6 preparation sessions and a retreat. The session will be between 75 to 90 minutes on a Saturday morning. 

To register your child for the Sacraments, you are encouraged to be a registered parishioner of Holy Name Church and to attend Mass. If you would like your child to prepare at Holy Name and you are not a registered parishioner, please complete the new parishioner form (New Parishioner Form) along with the Sacrament Registration Form below.

If your child was baptized at Holy Name Parish, a copy of the baptism certificate is not required. However, if your child was baptized elsewhere, we will need a copy of the baptism certificate. A copy can be dropped off at the parish office, faxed to 403-249-9952 or emailed to sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca. If the baptism certificate is not in English, please submit a translation (does not need to be certified) along with the copy.

Those who have been baptized in another faith please contact Holy Name at 403-249-7764 extension 227 or sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca for further information.

If you have any questions about the Sacrament Preparation Program and how you can continue to support your child’s faith development, please reach out to Holy Name Church’s Sacrament Coordinator, Marilyn Kotylak.  She can be reached at sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca or (403) 249-7764 extension 227. 

Confirmation 2024/2025

Registration for Confirmation Preparation is open for children in Grade 6 or higher who have already received First Reconciliation and First Eucharist.

The Confirmation preparation is for both the parent and child and consists of at home online preparation and at church introductory session, 6 preparation sessions, a retreat and a rehearsal. The sessions will be 90 minutes, running once a month on a Tuesday evening.

Further information will be available early September.

To register your child for the Sacraments, you are encouraged to be a registered parishioner of Holy Name Church and to attend Mass regularly. If you would like your child to prepare at Holy Name and you are not a registered parishioner, please complete the new parishioner form (New Parishioner Form) along with the Sacrament Registration Form below.

If your child was baptized at Holy Name Parish, a copy of the baptism certificate is not required. However, if your child was baptized elsewhere, we will need a copy of the baptism certificate. A copy can be dropped off at the parish office, faxed to 403-249-9952 or emailed to sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca. If the baptism certificate is not in English, please submit a translation (does not need to be certified) along with the copy.

Those who have been baptized in another faith or have missed the previous sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist please contact Holy Name at 403-249-7764 extension 227 or sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca to discuss possible options.

If you have any questions about the Sacrament Preparation Program and how you can continue to support your child’s faith development, please reach out to Holy Name Church’s Sacrament Coordinator, Marilyn Kotylak.  She can be reached at sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca or (403) 249-7764 extension 227. 


Fill out the Confirmation Form HERE

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Anointing of the Sick is administered to any baptized Catholic person who is seriously ill or in danger of death (CCC 1513), and can only be administered by a priest. 

Contact the Parish at 403-249-7764 for more information.  The Diocese of Calgary also has a Priest Emergency Paging hotline at 403-231-9505 for those in need of Anointing of the Sick, Reconciliation, or Viaticum in an emergency medical situation.

MARRIAGE

Matrimony is the sacrament in the Catholic Church by which “a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life” (CCC 1601). With the blessing of God and the Church – in the presence of family and friends – a couple who enters into marriage celebrates a union of love that is oriented toward each other’s good and towards procreation.

Contact the Parish office at 403-249-7764 for more information.

HOW DO I BECOME CATHOLIC?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the sacramental process through which adults are welcomed into the Church.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or how to become Catholic, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Holy Name Church at 403-249-7764