baptism & Other Sacraments
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sacraments of the church
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Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian's life of faith. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life. (CCC 1210)
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infant baptism
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We joyfully celebrate the Roman Catholic baptism of infants whose families are registered at St. Thomas the Apostle parish!
Because "holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit ,and the door which gives access to the other sacraments" (CCC 213), adequate preparation is required. We encourage parents to begin the preparation process as soon as they learn their new child is on its way! Preparation involves a Baptism class for first-time parents and the completion of various documents.
Baptisms are scheduled at St. Thomas only after all of the following are complete and turned in to the parish office. Copies can be emailed to Lisa Stewart at [email protected].
1. BAPTISM REGISTRATION FORM
2. GODPARENT FORM
At least one of the two godparents must be a confirmed, practicing Catholic over the age of 16. A second godparent who is Christian, but not Catholic, can serve as a Christian Witness.
3. COPY OF CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE
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BAPTISM PREP CLASSES:
If you have not already attended a baptism prep class recently for a previous child, please contact
Carla Loucks, Director of Faith Formation, to schedule a class.
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1st Reconciliation & 1st Communion
"Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God's mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion."
-CCC 422The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist. -CCC 322
Click the link below to information about registering your child for Reconciliation and First Holy Communion preparation classes. Have more questions? Contact Carla Loucks, Director of Faith Formation
at 208-664-9259 ext. 4 or [email protected].
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Confirmation
Click the link below for information about registering your high school teen for Confirmation Preparation. Questions? Please contact Carla Loucks, Director of Faith Formation at 208-664-9259 ext. 4 or [email protected].The essential rite of the sacrament follows. In the Latin rite, "the sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying on of the hand, and through the words: 'Accipe signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti' [Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.]." - CCC 300
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Matrimony
If you are interested in receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony please contact Fr. Mariusz at [email protected] to get started. View Matrimony Forms HERE and visit our WEDDING PAGE for more information."The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament." - CCC 601
*Special requests e.g. Extraordinary Rite Masses, Out of State parishioners and/or celebrants will require coordination and a Letter of Good Standing through the Chancery prior to making a reservation with St. Thomas:
https://www.catholicidaho.org/chancery
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Holy Orders
If you are interested in receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders contact Fr. MariuszHoly Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate. - CCC 536
208-664-9259 x 9
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Anointing of the Sick
If you need to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick please contact the Parish Office at 208-664-9259, ext. 2."By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ." - CCC 499
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