Young adults must be in eighth grade and have eight years of religious instruction as well as completing their community service comittment. Arrangements should be made six months prior to the desired date of the wedding. All engaged couples, including those seeking convalidation, are required to receive sacramental preparation for marraige. Pre Cana is held in March in conjunction with Holy Rosary Church. It is held on a Sunday and is one full day.
Anointing takes place when the priest is called.
It cannot be done after the death of an individual. The church is usually notified by the Funeral Director. Families may also call at this time. The new order of Christian furnerals forms a continuous ministry from the care of the sick to the person who has died and also to the bereaved survivors. Pastoral sensitivity, participation of the survivors in the rites and participation of the entire local community in the special moment are essential components involved.