The Sacraments

Marriage

Registered parishioners should contact the Parish Office for an appointment with one of the priests at least six months in advance of the proposed marriage date.

Confirmation for Adults

Please call the Parish Office or Youth Ministry.

Anointing of the Sick

At the start of seriously impaired health due to sickness or old age, or before major surgery, call the Parish Office so that the sacraments of the Church may be celebrated. (In case of a medical emergency please call the parish office. After hours please call 714-641-4696, please leave a phone number where you can be contacted at and a priest will call you back).

Funerals

At the death of a loved one, please call the Parish Office to being planning for the Mass of Christian Burial in our church. After this Mass the body or cremated remains are normally interred in a Catholic Cemetery.

Baptism

Infant Baptisms, Ages 0-6

Celebrated at 2:30 pm, on Sundays. Vietnamese - 1st Sunday; Spanish - 2nd Sunday; English – 4th Sunday. Parents are obliged to have infants baptized within the first weeks after birth. Contact Parish Office about preparation classes. Be sure to also ask for guidelines for Godparents.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, adapted for Children

A multi-year program of the Faith Formation Department. The child is first accepted as a Catechumen and is later baptized in conjunction with First Communion and Confirmation.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

(Would you like to become a Catholic or want to learn more about your faith?) Adults inquiring about Baptism, becoming a member of the Catholic Church and/or learning about the Catholic faith, please contact Ginny Martin (Director of Faith Formation) at (714)544-8339.