St. Andrew Catholic  Church

BAPTISM Preparation to baptize your child begins with an interview and includes two classes. Prior to parents and godparents attending the classes all paperwork must be completed. Baptisms will take place on the first Sunday of the month after the 11:30am Mass, except during Advent and Lent. There is a $25 donation. We encourage you to participate in the preparation process before the birth of your child. Please contact Kristy at the rectory office (407-293-0730 ext 329) on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday and Virginia López at the rectory office (407-293-0730 ext 328) on Tuesday and Friday.

English Baptism Parent Preparation 2010-2011

(All class times are 7-9pm)

Preparation de Bautismo 2010-2011

(Todas las clases son de 7-9pm)

  First Reconciliation & First Communion    

        Preparation for these sacraments is for children who are at least 7 years old and/or in 2nd grade who attend Catholic and public school.   Children who are not attending Catholic school need to be participating in our Faith Formation for Life.

       To register by appointment, please call Kristy at the rectory office (407-293-0730) on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday and Virginia Lopez on Tuesday and Friday. 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

           The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at the following times: 

            Every Saturday afternoon from 3:30pm - 4:15pm; or by appointment

    (Father is in the confessional from the time confessions are scheduled to begin until the last person present has gone to confession. Please arrive at the scheduled time, if you wish to go to confession.)

Confirmation 2010-2011      For more information call Kristy at the rectory office (407-293-0730).

     Christian Initiation

 It is the process by which adults, teens and children over the age of 7, become full members of the Catholic community; these individuals are not baptized.  This is also for those needing Confirmation and First Communion but are already baptized.

    It restores the ancient catechumenate - the process by which persons became Christians in the early Church by praying and studying with the community for 1- 3 years. After their Lenten retreat, they were initiated into the community at the Easter Vigil.

    Like the ancient catechumenate, Christian Initiation takes place within the community, emphasizing the community as the initiating body.

    The contemporary catechumenante is an extended process of conversion, faith formation and transformation. Rather than a "program of instruction" it is a multi-dimensional process which includes immersion in the Word of God, worship, community and service.

    1. Precatechumenate (Inquiry)

        This period provides Inquirers opportunities to reflect on their experience of God and to ask questions. The community in turn shares with them the good news of Jesus Christ.

    2. Catechumenate

        This period begins with the Rite of Acceptance. It is a substantial period of formation in the Christian life. Members deepen their conversion by embracing the community's way of life - by participating in worship, by catechesis based on the Word of God, and by sharing in the Church's mission.

    3. Purification & Enlightenment

        This period coincides with the season of Lent and is a time of intensive prayer and preparation for the sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation and Eucharist), at the Easter Vigil. Through liturgies and reflection, the whole community joins the candidates in focusing on the transformation of the whole person to the way of Christ.

    4. Mystagogy (Savor the Mysteries)

        During the Easter season the newly initiated (Neophytes) continue to meet weekly to savor the experience of the Easter sacraments, reflect on their meaning for their lives and embrace their share of the Church's mission in the world.

    Do you know a non-baptized or non-churched person who may be interested in our Church? An aspect of our Baptismal responsibility is to evangelize. Every one of us is called to invite others to Christ. Are there friends, family, co-workers who need to know about God's great love for them? Are they looking for a Church family to whom they can belong? Invite adults to Inquiry on Monday evenings at 7pm in Neidert Hall Room C or ask them to call the rectory office (407-293-0730). 

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