The welcoming of a child into the Church is a time of great joy!

At St Aidan's Baptisms are offered on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 12:00pm. Prior to the Baptism, parents are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation Talk. This talk is held at 7.30pm to 9pm every first Wednesday night of each month.

Bookings are also required for the talk and can be made by contacting the Parish Office.When making the booking, you will be required to provide you name, address and a contact phone number. A Baptismal Form will also be provided by the Parish Office.

If you require any other information, please contact the Parish Office

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The Sacraments are a key part of church life. Each year St Aidan’s Parish offers a special process to help candidates and families prepare for the celebration of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion (Yr 2 and Yr 3 who have not received the sacrament) and Confirmation (Yr 6 ) for all children in the Parish of eligible age regardless of which school they attend.

Our Sacramental Preparation places a strong emphasis on family involvement, as we recognize that parents/guardians are the main educators in faith of their children.

This preparation is designed not only to prepare the candidates receiving the Sacrament, but also to involve and inform the parents and other family members, so that the experience can be shared as part of the family’s faith journey. It commences with an Information night.

Then, for each of the Sacraments there are Groups instruction sessions. The children are prepared with their parents for the sacrament.

ENROLMENT INFORMATION

To ensure your child’s place in the Preparation of their Sacrament, you are required to:

• Attend the Parents Information Session with your payment for the program
• Prepare and lodge an enrolment form.
• Provide a copy of your child’s Baptism (no originals, copies only) if she/he did not receive this Sacrament at this Parish.

Your child is welcome to join the program if they are older than the suggested age. The program is advertised at all local Catholic and State Primary Schools.

Have you ever thought of becoming Catholic? You may have never belonged to a faith tradition before, or you may have been baptized in another Christian church. You may be curious about the Catholic Church, or you may be feeling called to join the Catholic Church.

Wherever you come from and wherever you are in your own faith journey, you are always very welcome at St Aidan's Parish. Please feel free to come along to any of our Masses throughout the week. If you have any questions about the Church, please contact our Parish Office or speak to the priest.

If you have decided that you would like to become Catholic, you may like to join the RCIA Program. The Rite for Christian Initiation for Adults is a Sacramental program designed to initiate newcomers into the Catholic Faith.

THE RCIA PROGRAM

After an initial inquiry with the priest or with the RCIA coordinator, the participants meet on a weekly basis (Date TBC, joining in discussions and hearing talks on various aspects of the catholic tradition & sharing their insights into the scriptures which are read at Sunday Mass.

From mid–February (TBC) up to Easter these meetings are blended into the Sunday Mass so that various "Rites" (or ceremonies) can be performed that gradually introduce the candidates/catechumens to a fuller participation in our faith.

Then, on Holy Saturday night at the Easter Vigil those who have asked to join the Christian Community are Baptised, (or else they are received into the Catholic Church since their baptism has already taken place in some other denomination) and they receive the other Sacraments of Confirmation and Communion which make them full participating members of the Catholic Church.

The third period of their formal formation lasts until Pentecost Sunday so that they can gain confidence in the fact that they are "newly planted" in the garden of faith and can now grow into the ordinary life and Ministry of the Parish.

If you would like more information you are welcome to contact the parish office or one of the parish clergy.

Weddings are always welcome at St Aidan's.

As husband and wife grow together, love, offend, forgive, reconcile, work through disappointment and emerge as united, they become a living and effective sign that says to all: this is the way God is. He loves us through thick and thin, for better, for worse, 'til death and beyond. Marriage is a sign, a Sacrament, of that.

The decision to marry is one of the most significant decisions in life. Since it effects both State and Church there are certain requirements to be fulfilled:

INFORMATION ABOUT WEDDINGS

PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE OR SPEAK TO THE PARISH PRIEST

In the celebration of Anointing and in Communion, the sick ar brought into the presence of Christ who strengthens them to face and overcome the suffering and “evil” by which we are challenged when we are sick.

This is not only a moment of healing for those who are sick but a time in which all can recognise their own debility and weakness. It is an occasion when the sick and suffering themselves can minister to the whole community showing how the state of sickness and diminishment can lead to deeper faith and depth of understanding.

Anointing of the Sick can be done by contacting the Parish Office or can be arranged by the parish priest.