Sacraments

For more information on preparing for Baptism, please contact Marisa McDonald at mmcdonald@spccnb.org. You can read more about how to prepare for this beautiful sacrament here. Baptism is available for infants, children, teens, and adults. 

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For children, First Communion Preparation is a two-year process that can begin as early as Kindergarten. To register for Faith Formation, please contact Joy Harsen at jharsen@spccnb.org.

Children and Adults preparing for First Communion will have their first Confession as part of that process. For those who have already had their first Confession, Confessions are available on Thursdays from 8:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. and Saturdays from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (and by appointment). Please contact Marisa McDonald at mmcdonald@spccnb.org to get started.

Preparation for Confirmation is a process of ongoing faith formation and discernment, rather than a set timeline. High school students are invited to begin the discernment process whenever they feel called—even if they are unsure or do not yet feel fully ready.

Candidates will meet periodically with our youth minister for guidance and prayerful discernment. When ready, they will be invited into a short period of proximate preparation; if not, they will be supported as they continue to grow in their faith.

While participation in Sunday night youth ministry (SPY) is not required, it is strongly encouraged as a place to encounter Christ and build community.

For more information or to begin the process, please contact Mary Lindsey Greico at mgreico@spccnb.org.

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) prepares adults for the sacraments of initiation, including Baptism, Confession, First Communion, and Confirmation. For more information on OCIA, please contact Marisa McDonald at mmcdonald@spccnb.org.

If you are interested in getting married at Saint Paul, please contact Marisa McDonald at mmcdonald@spccnb.org at least six months prior to your preferred date. Read more about what you can expect in the marriage preparation process and find important forms and requirements here.  

“In case of grave illness: The Anointing of the Sick ‘is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.’” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1514)

For Anointing of the Sick, please ask the hospital

or hospice staff to call our emergency

number on your behalf. We have made sure

they have the number and a priest will be

notified immediately. During the week, the

Parish Office hours are 8:30-4:00, if the

Anointing of the Sick is needed during that

time, please call Cynthia at 252-638-1984

X113.

If you are discerning a vocation to the Diaconate, Priesthood, or Religious life, please reach out to one of our priests. The Diocese of Raleigh also has a Vocations office that provides retreats and other events for those discerning the priesthood. You can find them at https://ncpriest.org/