Infant Baptism
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 1213)
Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which all men are called. The sheer gratuitousness of the grace of salvation is particularly manifest in infant Baptism. The Church and the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth. (CCC 1250)
Christian parents will recognise that this practice also accords with their role as nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them. (CCC 1251)
The service for Infant Baptism is available every 2nd Sunday of the month at the 5:30 PM Mass.
To sign-up and/or for more information, please contact the Parish Office.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation”, whose unity must be safeguarded … the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptised] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. (CCC 1285)
To sign up and/or for more information, please contact the Catechetical Coordinator at bsccatechism@gmail.com
For Adult Confirmation through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) programme, please click here
Sacrament of Reconciliation
“After saying this He breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’”
– John 20:22-23
God loves us and desires nothing more than for us to turn back to Him with contrite hearts and firm trust in His mercy and compassion. Through the sacrament of Reconciliation, we are reconciled to God the Father through the Cross and Resurrection of Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Confession is available at the Damien Centre in English at the following timings:
Mondays To Fridays
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Confession after Mass |
9am |
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Confession before Mass |
6.15pm |
Saturday
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Confession after Mass |
9am |
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Confession before Mass |
5.45pm |
Sunday
| Confession before Mass | 7.15am |
| Confession before Mass | 8.45am |
| Confession before Mass | 10.45am |
| Confession before Mass | 5.15pm |
Sacrament of Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and have configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation participate with the whole community in the Lord’s own sacrifice by means of the Eucharist. (CCC 1322)
As this sacrament is important and necessary for our spiritual life and relationship with the Lord, there are some basic requirements to take note of with regard to its sacramental preparation.
Children preparing for First Holy Communion are required to attend catechism classes and other sacramental preparation sessions.
For more information, please contact the Catechetical Coordinator at bsccatechism@gmail.com