Would you like to become Catholic?

To be Catholic means to be a follower of Jesus in the midst of a Catholic community. You can believe and pray on your own and anywhere, but it helps to belong to a community called a church.

The sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist are the ways by which someone becomes a member of the Catholic church.

Click here for information about baptising a baby or child under 5.

Click here for information about baptising a child aged 5-12 

Click here for information about baptism of young people 13-18 

Click here for information about baptism for an adult

Baptism is a sacrament which is celebrated once only. If a person has been baptised in another Christian church and would now like to become Catholic they are not re-baptised. Rather, they are ceremonially received into the Catholic church, and then confirmed and received Eucharist.

Click here for information about receiving a child aged 5-12 into the church

Click here for information about receiving a young person aged 13-18 into the church

Click here for information about receiving and adult into the church

Children usually begin their preparation for the sacraments of confirmation, Eucharist and reconciliation around age 7 or 8. Click here for Sacramental program dates 2003 or here for Reconciliation program 2003