St Joseph's Parish, Malvern

Sacraments

You will find below our practices for the Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, Funerals and Anointing of the Sick. This page also contains information on our Sacramental Program.

Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults

The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. We prepare and celebrate these Sacraments as a Parish Community. There is a constant invitation for all people to be part of our Catholic Parish Community. Initiation involves preparation through stages of growth when we come along to share prayer, our faith and our life.

 

For any person wishing to accept this invitation, please contact Fr. Brian on 8508 7200

 

Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism is the first step in our initiation into the Christian Community the Church. It is the beginning of a life of involvement in faith and in community. For the Baptism of Infants the parents need to be aware of their responsibility to "nurture" their child not only in love but also in faith. As a result, we invite all parents to enter into our Pre-Baptismal formation session in order to give them the means by which they are able to be the teachers of faith to their children.

Because parents want their child to belong to the Catholic Community, we invite them to present their child to the Parish Community at one of our Sunday Masses the week prior to the Baptism. This gives the Parish Community a chance to welcome and meet the family as well as pray for the child.

 

Baptisms are scheduled normally in the Parish on the first and third Sundays of each month, after the 10.30am Mass.

 

We would ask parents to contact the Parish Office on 8508 7200 to arrange the Baptism at least one month in advance.

under the pastoral care of the Vincentian Community of Priests and Brothers

Anointing of the Sick

This Sacrament is a sacrament of healing and peace. Our priests celebrate this Sacrament with the elderly and those who are seriously ill or who are facing serious surgery.

 

For those going to hospital, we would ask if you would contact the Parish Office prior to being admitted to hospital so we may celebrate this Sacrament with you or to contact us on being admitted so that a visit may be arranged. State on your hospital form that you would like to see a priest.

 

We also celebrate an Anointing Mass in the Parish every month on the third Tuesday at the 11am Mass. You are invited to participate in this celebration.

 

Visitation to Homes of the Sick

This is an important part of being Parish to all our members – we are called to move out in care and compassion to the sick and the lonely. We celebrate regularly the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick with our parishioners in their homes. We visit people in their homes, sharing all the news that is going on as well as celebrating Communion to the Sick.

 

Should you wish to be included in this visitation, please email us or contact the Parish Office on 8508 7200.

Christian Funeral

If you are arranging the funeral of a loved one, the Funeral Director of your choice will contact the Parish Office and book the Church and a Priest. The priest will then contact you at the earliest possible time to work out the details of the funeral service or Requiem Mass.

 

Should you require a funeral booklet to be printed we would be happy to do this for you. We require at least one day’s notice to do this. There is no set charge for this service, however, a small donation would be appreciated, to cover costs.

Marriage

Our Parish Community recommends that couples give AT LEAST SIX MONTHS notice of their intention to marry. This is to ensure that adequate preparation may be undertaken.

We would suggest that the first step would be to book the Church on the required date before anything else is done.

 

Please contact the Parish Office on 8508 7200 to make this booking. An information sheet, explaining the necessary steps for marriage, would then be posted out to you.

Parish Sacramental Programme

For families wishing to present their children for Confirmation, First Eucharist and Penance, we have a programme that aims at deepening the faith of the whole family. It calls participants to a renewal of faith and facilitates a greater sense of belonging to and participating in the Catholic Community. The programme includes parent gatherings, providing theological, scriptural and catechetical input. It provides information and materials for parents to further family faith education within their own homes. It holds special classes for children so that they can grow in faith and be prepared for the reception of these sacraments.

 

Please watch this site for the dates of these programs.