The Sacraments At SJE
Baptism
In January 2025, St. John’s redesigned our Baptism Preparation Program. We wanted our program to be warm and welcoming, so we have included more interpersonal communication and multiple opportunities for families to come to St. John’s prior to the day of Baptism. Our mission is to make St. John’s every family’s home away from home, where we come together to worship our Almighty God, to learn about our amazing Catholic faith, to dive deeper in our personal relationship with Jesus and grow together as a parish family accepting, loving, supporting and serving each other, our local community and beyond.
Our Baptism Preparation Program now includes the following components: First: Register with the Parish as a family. Complete the online Baptismal Registration for the child who is to be Baptized. Attend an in-person 'Baptism Preparation class', complete the online 'Baptism belonging' video course – and submit all required paperwork. When all requirements have been met, then meet with a member of the Baptism Ministry to schedule a date for Baptism.
Reconciliation
Confessions take place in Our Lady’s Chapel in the church. We celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday - Friday after the 7 a.m. and noon masses. Saturdays are after the 8 a.m. mass then from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. and 7 — 7:15 p.m. (Spanish) Sunday are from 5 — 5:30 p.m.
Masses
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. + 12 noon. Saturday morning: 8 a.m. The 7 a.m. daily mass is livestreamed. Videos remain on Facebook after the live broadcast.
Saturdays: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Spanish). Saturday 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. masses are livestreamed. Videos remain on Facebook after the live broadcast.
Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 noon and 6:00 p.m. Please call the rectory or check SJE social media for latest updates.
Eucharist
Confirmation
Confirmation for Adult Catholics
For those who were never confirmed as a child, there is a way to receive this holy sacrament as an adult. The Sacrament of Confirmation is a strengthening in the indwelling, action and grace of the Holy Spirit. Without it, one is not fully initiated into the Catholic Church, because this Sacrament confirms your baptism and empowers you to live a genuine life of witness as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Preparation is needed to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, which is given to adult Catholics once a year on the Solemn Feast of Pentecost. The process to be confirmed as an adult requires a mature grasp of the Catholic faith and freely committing oneself to live it. Informal classes on the Catholic Faith are given to adult candidates for Confirmation over the seven weeks leading up to Pentecost.
Register For Our 2026 SJE Adult Confirmation Class
OCIA
Do you know someone who is interested in becoming Catholic?
Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)
Jesus said to his apostles, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). The Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ is meant for all peoples, and the Catholic Church is open to all who believe. A non-Christian becomes a Catholic by baptism, and those Christians who are already baptized in the Name of the Trinity enter fully into the Catholic Church by receiving Confirmation and Eucharist. These three Sacraments of Initiation are given to adult candidates once a year on the most Solemn Feast of Easter.
The preparation to become a Catholic through the Easter sacraments, known as the OCIA, involves coming to know the faith taught by the Church and by prayer and ritual receiving the grace to commit to living that faith. Informal classes on the Catholic Faith are offered to candidates over fifteen weeks leading up to Easter. And in the six weeks of Lent preceding Easter candidates will be formally welcomed by the faith community.
For more information on becoming a Catholic through the OCIA program, contact OCIA@sjecm.org.
