Congratulations on your engagement!

In the Sacrament of Marriage, the natural love shared by a man and a woman is raised to a supernatural level. The bride and groom are the ministers of the sacrament. They confer the Sacrament of Marriage on each other when they commit to a lifelong partnership of their entire lives which is total, permanent and open to the possibility of children. The sacramental relationship between Christian wives and husbands is an image of the mystical relationship between Christ and his bride, the Church.
Couples wishing to enter into the Sacrament of Marriage must contact the parish priest at least 6 months before the Sacrament is to take place. After that the couple will start marriage preparation with the active priest, as well as participate in either a Pre-Cana conference or Engagement Encounter Weekend.

Marriage Preparation programs available through the Diocese of Erie.
Anyone wishing for more information please contact the Rectory Office:  Phone: 814-723-4222

At the Last Supper, Jesus ordained the 12 Apostles to continue his saving work throughout the world and throughout the centuries. The successors of the Apostles are the bishops and priests of today. The Sacrament of Holy Orders confers upon designated men the spiritual power to teach, lead and sanctify in the name of Jesus. There are three levels to the Sacrament of Holy Orders: Diaconate, Presbyterate (priesthood) and Episcopacy (bishops). The Sacrament of Holy Orders allows a man to teach and act in the person of the risen Jesus—particularly in the celebration of the sacraments for God’s people.

Interested in becoming a priest in the Diocese of Erie?  Visit https://www.erievocations.org/ to learn more.


Visit http://www.eriercd.org/diaconate.htm to learn more about becoming a deacon in the Diocese of Erie.
Anyone wishing for more information please contact the Rectory Office:  Phone: 814-723-4222

In the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, Jesus carries on in His Church his ministry to the ill in body, mind and spirit which he exercised in the towns and villages of Judea. The loving compassion which Jesus showed to the sick, the lame and the anguished, He shows through the ministry of his priest. Illness and infirmity are part of the human condition and often bring with them a sense of powerlessness, hopelessness and depression. Illness can give us a glimpse of death and make us realize our limitations and the finitude of this life. Christ does not abandon us in our physical, psychological and emotional weakness, but through the mediation of His Church in the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, gives us the grace to embrace our infirmity and, at times, brings physical healing to us.

This sacrament is given to those who are seriously ill or infirm by anointing them on the forehead and hands with blessed oil, saying: “Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up” (cf. Sacram unctionem infirmorum).

The anointing of the sick can be administered to a member of the faithful who, after having reached the age of reason, begins to be in danger due to sickness or old age. The sacrament can be repeated whenever the sick person again falls into a serious sickness after convalescence, or whenever a more serious crisis develops during the same sickness.

Anyone wishing for more information please contact the Rectory Office:  Phone: 814-723-4222