Father Mark Kelm, Rev. Joanie Delamater, and Deacon Rick Todd would be pleased to visit those who desire it, especially when illness or another crisis may be present.

Please be aware that due to current confidentiality laws, clergy cannot be informed by health care professionals of the need for pastoral care without your written consent.

If you or a loved one is (or will be) hospitalized, please contact the church personally. Federal privacy laws prevent hospital employees from informing us of the reason for hospital admissions, so we don’t know whether a parishioner has been admitted for something quite serious, such as a ruptured appendix, or something less serious. Also, hospitals may tell us when a patient has been discharged, but they do not tell us to where or to whose care. We don’t want to lose track of our flock, especially at a time when pastoral care can be so vital!

If emergency pastoral care is needed in the case of crisis, death, or severe illness, please call the parish clergy either at home or the office. Phone numbers are listed in the parish directory.

The following is offered as a quick-guide (not a set of rules) to the sacramental rites of the church. No such guide can anticipate all circumstances, so if you have concerns or questions, please speak to the clergy directly.

By Canon Law, all baptized persons, regardless of age or denominational affiliation, are welcome to receive Holy Communion.

The sacramental rites of Reconciliation and Holy Unction are available upon request either at a public service of worship or by appointment.

Holy Baptism is normatively reserved for the four baptismal feasts of the year — The Great Vigil of Easter (or Easter), Pentecost, All Saints, and The Baptism of Our Lord — and the Bishop’s visitation. Prebaptismal preparation is required.

The sacramental rites of Marriage or Holy Union are available upon request. Pre-marriage or union counseling is required. To receive a wedding customary detailing liturgical, process, and financial issues, please speak to the parish administrator, Maureen Vruno, or download it on our parish website.

In the event of impending death, or of death itself, please call the clergy directly, so that the sacramental rites of the church may be offered.

Holy Communion is available for those who are ill or homebound, upon request or on a regular schedule. Lay Eucharistic Visitors exercise this ministry under the day-to-day oversight of the clergy.