Sacramental Preparation
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Click the video for a message from Fr. Mark about our new program at St. Alice that focuses on building up families of prayer.
Haga clic en el vídeo para ver un mensaje del P. Mark sobre nuestro nuevo programa en St. Alice que se enfoca en formar familias de oración.
El video en español
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Step One: Pray!
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Families who have children preparing for a sacrament must turn in a completed family prayer playbook to demonstrate that they are beginning the preparation process for their child to receive his/her sacrament. How can your family pray daily? Attend mass weekly? Go to confession monthly? Attend a retreat yearly? And in this year of eucharistic revival, how can you incorporate a regular holy hour? Youth who are seeking confirmation must complete their own personal prayer playbook in addition to their family's prayer playbook. Prayer must be the foundation of the sacramental life.
Las familias que tienen niños preparándose para un sacramento deben entregar un cuaderno de oración familiar completo para demostrar que están comenzando el proceso de preparación para que su hijo reciba su sacramento. ¿Cómo puede tu familia orar diariamente? ¿Asistir a misa semanalmente? ¿Ir a confesarse mensualmente? ¿Asistir a un retiro anualmente? Y en este año de avivamiento eucarístico, ¿cómo se puede incorporar una hora santa regular? Los jóvenes que buscan la confirmación deben completar su propio libro de oración personal además del libro de oración de su familia. La oración debe ser el fundamento de la vida sacramental.
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Family Prayer Playbook
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Family Holy Hours
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TURN IN YOUR FAMILY PRAYER PLAYBOOK AT OUR NEXT FAMILY HOLY HOUR TO LET US KNOW YOU HAVE BEGUN THE SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION PROCESS!
¡ENTRESE SU LIBRO DE ORACIÓN FAMILIAR EN NUESTRA PRÓXIMA HORA SANTA FAMILIAR PARA HACERNOS SABER QUE HA COMENZADO EL PROCESO DE PREPARACIÓN SACRAMENTAL! -
Questions? Call St. Alice office 541-747-7041
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Step Two: Learn!
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We have access to some really great teaching materials for you and your children to learn about the sacraments. Set up an account with FORMED.org and Franciscan at Home, and you will have easy access to a wealth of teaching materials. Please see the instructions below for setting up an account. You are welcome to find your own resources as well, but these subscriptions are already covered for you. What a great deal!
Tenemos acceso a materiales didácticos realmente excelentes para que usted y sus hijos aprendan sobre los sacramentos. Configure una cuenta en FORMED.org y Franciscan at Home y tendrá fácil acceso a una gran cantidad de materiales didácticos. Consulte las instrucciones a continuación para configurar una cuenta. También puede encontrar sus propios recursos, pero estas suscripciones ya están cubiertas para usted. ¡Qué gran oferta!
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Formed.org
Registering for FORMED is easier than ever:
- Go to formed.org/signup
- Select your parish by entering name, city and/or zip code
- Enter your name and email address
- Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED.
We’ve created a series of videos to guide your parishioners through logging in, signing up, and using the platform. Watch them here.
¡Instrucciones en español aquí!
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Franciscan at Home
Registering is pretty easy. Once registered you can have access to the recommended programs mentioned in the tabs below.
1. Go to https://franciscanathome.com/register
2. Enter in your information
3. Select 'Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon' in the dropdown menu
4. Be sure to check your email for any confirmation links
Registrarse es fácil. Una vez registrado, podrá tener acceso a los programas recomendados mencionados en las pestañas a continuación.
1. Vaya a https://franciscanathome.com/es/register
2. Ingresa tu información
3. Seleccione 'Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon' en el menú desplegable.
4. Asegúrese de revisar su correo electrónico para ver si hay enlaces de confirmación.
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Sacramental Preparation Resources
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Recommended Programs for Infant Baptism
- Reborn: You, Your Child, and the Heart of Baptism
- Articles from Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
- Franciscan at Home: The Sacrament of Baptism
- Companions on the Journey: Sponsors & Godparents
- Starting Point (books & DVD)
- Starting Point (online)
- Renacer: Tú, Tu Hijo y la Esencia del Bautismo
- Artículos del Catequésis del Buen Pastor
- La familia: Iglesia doméstica y escuela de santidad (doblado)
- Cómo cultivar la santidad en los niños (doblado)
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Recommended Programs for Reconciliation
- Faith and Moral Development in the 6–12-year-old child
- Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession
- You Are Forgiven
- Blessed: First Reconciliation (online)
- Blessed: First Reconciliation (Book & DVDs)
- Bendecido: Mi Primera Reconciliación (online)
- Bendecido: Mi Primera Reconciliación (libro y DVD)
- Cómo cultivar la santidad en los niños
- Perdonado
- Dios Te Perdona
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Recommended Programs for Communion
- Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist
- You Are Loved
- The Sacrament of the Eucharist
- Blessed: First Communion (Books & DVD)
- Blessed: First Communion (online)
- Presencia
- Dios Te Ama
- El Sacramento de la Eucaristía
- Cómo introducir la liturgia a los niños
- Bendecido: Mi Primera Comunión (libro y DVD)
- Bendecido: Mi Primera Comunión (online)
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Supplemental Resources for Marriages
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Other Recommended Materials for Youth
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Come to Selah Youth Group!
We meet every Sunday 3-5 in the parish hall. Feel free to invite your friends Youth group is also an opportunity to check in with Lupe and share how your prayer playbook is going.
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Stages of the Spiritual Life
Stages of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide by Fr. Mark Bentz, S.T.L is an excellent framework for understanding your personal journey with the Holy Spirit. You can find it among the confessional materials.
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Other Recommended Materials for Adults
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For an overall understanding of how powerful a gift the sacraments are we highly recommend the book Be Transformed by Bob Schuchts. A great resource for deepening and healing our relationship with God.
Based on more than thirty-five years of experience as a therapist and decades spent in parish ministry, Schuchts demonstrates how each of the seven sacraments can be a life-changing encounter with Christ, communicated through the power of the Holy Spirit. He pairs each healing sacrament with one of the seven deadly wounds that emanated from original sin in the Garden of Eden. We perpetuate and deepen those wounds each time we sin, but the sacraments are God’s remedy for sin. They give us a way to restore us to wholeness in Christ.
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Contact Us
- Infant Baptism
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María Gómez Leónmgleonstalice.orgBiliterate Communications Specialist -
Ally Caffarelliacaffarellistalice.orgCoordinator of Marriage, Family & Young Adult Ministry - First Reconciliation & Communion
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szielinskistalice.orgMusic Director / Director of Religious Education - Confirmation
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Lupe Reyes Merinolmerinostalice.orgYouth Minister
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After much prayer and at-home catechesis, if your child is exhibiting preparedness to receive the sacrament, contact our parish staff for an assessment.
Después de mucha oración y catequesis en casa, si su hijo muestra preparación para recibir el sacramento, comuníquese con nuestro personal parroquial para una evaluación.
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Step Three: Receive!
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Rite of Baptism
Once all documents have been turned in to Ally or María, and you have completed one of the recommended formation courses, you are welcome to schedule your child's baptism. Baptisms outside of mass are by appointment only. Otherwise you can schedule your child's baptism at any of the masses on the following weekends:
November 25-26
January 20-21 -
Confirmation/Youth Retreat
After meeting with Lupe and demonstrating a desire to receive confirmation, youth will be invited to take part in the confirmation retreat.
March 22nd-23rd at St. Alice -
Rite of Confirmation
Date & location TBD
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First Reconciliation & Communion Retreat
After meeting with Sarah, our director of religious education, and determing your child's readiness to receive the sacrament, your child will be invited to go on the first reconciliation & communion retreat!
All First Reconciliation & Communion retreats are held in our Level II atrium in the Education Center at St. Alice. This retreat is geared toward elementary aged children and is not an overnight retreat. Parents and/or godparents should be available for a portion of the retreat (TBA). Children will receive each sacrament as a part of the retreat and will be given time and space to reflect on what they have just received. This includes the hour immediately following the first communion mass.
February 2nd-3rd
April 18th-20th (RCIA & CGS only)
May 30th-June 1st -
First Communion Masses
February 3rd (TBD)
April 20th at 5 PM (RCIA & CGS only)
June 1st at 5 PM
Keep those white dresses and suits clean for our Corpus Christi procession on June 2nd! All first communicants are invited to lead the procession.
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