1. Parents must present a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

2. New registered members would need to attend Mass (12 consecutive Sunday's)

3. Parents registered in a parish other than St. Margaret, but desiring to have their child baptized at St. Margaret, should bring a letter form the Pastor. 

4. Parents and godparents are required to attend a Pre- Baptismal class. The class may be taken at another Parish. If the class is not taken at St. Margaret, the parents must provide a copy of proof of attendance. The date of class at St. Margaret is on the first Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 PM. Please call the Parish office to registered for the class. Most couples find it more convenient to attend the class before the birth of the child.

6. The Catholic Church asks that there be one or two godparents. If there are to be two godparents, one must be male and the other female. A godparent must be a fully initiated (baptized, confirmed, and first Eucharistic), and a practicing Catholic at least 16 years of age. If married, in the Catholic Church by a priest or deacon. If single, the godparent must be living a celibate lifestyle. 

6. Godparents are asked to provide certificate of Confirmation if single, or a certificate of Marriage for a married couple.

7. Once all the requirements are met and all documents are turned in, a date for the baptism will be scheduled.

There is a $75 Donation Fee.

                    Sacrament of Confirmation

Confirmation completes the grace of Baptism by a special outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which seals and confirms the baptized in union with Christ and calls them to greater participation in the worship and apostolic life of the Church.

The list below details our expectations for those hoping to begin the formal Confirmation process. If you have any questions about any of the following, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team!

For each individual seeking Confirmation, they must be baptized.

 Preparation Classes for the Sacraments of Confirmation & 1st Eucharist traditionally take place during the 3rd grade year of students R.E. Classes. If the student has already prepared for the Sacrament of 1st Reconciliation (Confession) in 2nd Grade, preparation then takes place during the Fall of 3rd Grade. If a student enters R.E. after 3rd Grade, the student can sign up for preparation classes for these Sacraments during the 2nd year of their R.E. classes after preparing for 1st Reconciliation.

• They must have an active relationship with Jesus Christ through His Church, meaning they are following the Precepts of the Church, which are: Attending Mass every Sunday and every Holy Day of Obligation.

• We ask for a basic knowledge of the Catholic Faith, an understanding of why they are Catholic, as well as a desire to go deeper and learn more. 

• We ask that the person to be confirmed is able and encouraged to live out their faith actively inside of their family home, and that his or her family is following the teachings of the church; Weekly Mass attendance, regular Confession, and a life of active prayer and service as a family.

• The person to be confirmed requires a mentor, or what we call in the Catholic Church a godparent- a person over the age of 16, who is living an active Catholic faith, to support them not only on that day of Confirmation, but for the rest of their lives as a faithful Catholic man or woman. 

NOTE:

The Church has always encouraged parents, as the primary educators in faith. At St. Margaret's  parents must attend formation classes.

Formation Classes for Parents

• Parents must attend once a week formation class for one hour and thirty minutes. 
• Dates of the classes will be given to the parent once the student has been registered for Confirmation & 1st Eucharist.
• The class will take place in the church.

             The Sacrament of Marriage

God created man and woman out of love and commanded them to imitate his love in their relations with each other. Man and woman were created for each other…Woman and man are equal in human dignity, and in marriage both are united in an unbreakable bond.

(United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, 

Ch. 21, p. 279)

Marriage Reflects the Holy Trinity

We believe that God exists in eternal communion. Together, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are united in one being with no beginning and no end. Human beings, likewise, were created by God in God’s image for the purpose of communion with another human being.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit” (CCC 2205). The Sacrament of Marriage is “unitive, indissoluble and calls us to be completely open to fertility.” Christian marriage at its finest is a reflection of God’s self-giving love expressed between the love of two people.

Orientatios for Weddings

Weddings are scheduled for members of the parish only. Marriage Orientation Meeting is the essential first step in marriage preparation here at St. Margaret Parish. Marriage Orientation Meetings are conducted once a month, normally on the first Sunday of the month after the 10am mass.

*Preparation classes are required.

Time Needed for Preparation.

Solid preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage takes time. Whether you are planning to marry at St. Margaret or merely do your marriage preparation here, we ask you to contact us at least NINE (9) months before the marriage date.

Wedding Days and Times

Weddings at St. Margaret are on Saturdays at 2:00 PM.

              The Sacrament of Holy Orders

...and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)

For Those Interested in Holy Orders

Men interested in Holy Orders, either the priesthood or the diaconate, are encouraged to research and pray upon the matter with fervor and diligence, always discerning through the sacred heart of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Women and men interested in consecrated life as a religious sister or brother are also encouraged to give prayerful consideration to the matter, and entrust it to the Lord. We are each called to discern and live our vocation, embracing it as a gift from God—whether that vocation is to single life, married life, or the consecrated life.

If you feel you may be called to the priesthood, diaconate, or religious life, please feel free to contact our pastor Father Matthew Krempel to discern this special calling from God (480)967-0379 x 204 

Or Contact the Diocese of Phoenix Vocations Office

Rev. Paul Sullivan, Vocations Director, 

602-354-2004

Rev. Matt Lowry, Associate Vocations Director, 

928-779-1341

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, 1422)

The sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance is known by several names:

The “sacrament of Penance” expresses the way it consecrates the Christian sinner’s personal and ecclesial steps of conversion, penance, and satisfaction” (CCC, 1423).

The “sacrament of confession” refers to the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest as an essential element of this sacrament. In a profound sense it is also a “confession”—acknowledgment and praise—of the holiness of God and of his mercy toward sinful man.

The “sacrament of forgiveness” illustrates how the priest’s sacramental absolution God grants the penitent “pardon and peace.”

The “sacrament of Reconciliation” is another name because it imparts to the sinner the love of God who reconciles: “Be reconciled to God.” He who lives by God’s merciful love is ready to respond to the Lord’s call: “Go; first be reconciled to your brother” (CCC, 1424).

The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, who forgave the sins of the paralytic and restored him to bodily health, has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the holy Spirit, his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members. This is the purpose of the two sacraments of healing: the sacrament of Penance and the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. (CCC, 1421).

The Act of Contrition

the priest will ask the penitent to make a good Act of Contrition. The following is one example of such a prayer:

O my God,

I am heartily sorry for having offended you,

and I detest all my sins,

because of your just punishment,

but most of all because they offend you, my God,

who are all good and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace,

to sin no more,

and to avoid the near occasion of sin.

Amen.

Confessions: Monday & Wednesday after 8:30 am Mass Friday & Saturday from 5:00 -5:45 p.m.  

For an appointment Please call the Parish Office to schedule an appoinment

Is there anyone sick among you? He should ask for the presbyters of the church. They in turn are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. This prayer uttered in faith will reclaim the one who is ill, and the Lord will restore him to health. If he has committed any sins, forgiveness will be his. (James 5:14–15)

Some frequently asked questions about the sacrament:

Q: Who should receive the Anointing of the Sick?

A: Anyone who is ill, about to have or has had surgery, the chronically ill, those suffering terminal or other illnesses.

Q: When should the sacrament of the sick be administered?

A: It is not necessary to wait until a person is dying before calling a priest. The Anointing of the Sick “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death” (CCC 1514).

Q: I have been anointed in the past, and I am ill again. May I be anointed again?

A: If some time has passed and you are experiencing another illness, you may receive the sacrament again.

At St. Margaret Anointing of the Sick is celebrated every 1st  Friday of the month during the 6:00 p.m. Mass. The sacrament is also available upon request. Call the Parish Office. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Parish Office. (480)967-0379

If you are interested in being Catholic, and responding to God’s call in your life, feel free to call the parish office.

Adults: If you are an adult (18+) who is baptized Catholic but not yet confirmed, please contact the Parish Office at 480-967-0379 for more information. Confirmation is celebrated at St. Margaret usally in Easter. 

Adult Confirmation classes are offered periodically and preparation can also take place on an individual basis.

Catechism of the Catholic Church 

CCC1005 To rise with Christ, we must die with Christ: we must "be away from the body and at home with the Lord."562 In that "departure" which is death the soul is separated from the body.563 It will be reunited with the body on the day of resurrection of the dead.564

CCC1006 "It is in regard to death that man's condition is most shrouded in doubt."565 In a sense bodily death is natural, but for faith it is in fact "the wages of sin."566 For those who die in Christ's grace it is a participation in the death of the Lord, so that they can also share his Resurrection.567

CCC1007 Death is the end of earthly life. Our lives are measured by time, in the course of which we change, grow old and, as with all living beings on earth, death seems like the normal end of life. That aspect of death lends urgency to our lives: remembering our mortality helps us realize that we have only a limited time in which to bring our lives to fulfillment:

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, . . . before the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.568

CCC1011 In death, God calls man to himself. Therefore the Christian can experience a desire for death like St. Paul's: "My desire is to depart and be with Christ. "577 He can transform his own death into an act of obedience and love towards the Father, after the example of Christ:578

My earthly desire has been crucified; . . . there is living water in me, water that murmurs and says within me: Come to the Father.579

I want to see God and, in order to see him, I must die.580

I am not dying; I am entering life.581

 When a death occurs we ask to first contact a funeral home, the funeral home will then contact the parish office. https://www.dopccfh.org/