Sacraments

There are seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, which according to Catholic theology, were instituted by Jesus and entrusted to the Church. Sacraments are visible rites seen as signs and efficacious channels of the grace of God to all those who receive them with the proper disposition. The sevenfold list of sacraments is often organized into three groups: the sacraments of initiation (into the Church, the body of Christ), consisting of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist; the sacraments of healing, consisting of Penance and Anointing of the Sick; and the sacraments of service: Holy Orders and Matrimony.

The Latin word sacramentum means "a sign of the sacred." The seven sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant and important for Christians. They are special occasions for experiencing God's saving presence. That's what theologians mean when they say that sacraments are at the same time signs and instruments of God's grace.

Sacraments of Initiation			Sacraments of Healing		Sacraments of Service
Baptism	Confirmation	Eucharist	Anointing	Confession	Holy Orders	Marriage

Baptism

"The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them. Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament. The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spirit." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1257)

Those who are seeking Baptism for themselves or for a child should arrange a time to meet with Fr. Bergkamp. Please call the parish office at 316-282-0459

*If you are a member of a different parish, you will need a letter of approval from your home parish priest in order to be Baptized at St. Mary

Marriage

"The marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and endowed with its own special laws by the Creator. By its very nature it is ordered to the good of the couple, as well as to the generation and education of children. Christ the Lord raised marriage between the baptized to the dignity of a sacrament."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1660)

Engaged Couples looking to be married at St. Mary should contact Fr. Bergkamp to set up a time to meet and discuss marriage preparation classes.

CLICK HERE for St. Mary Newton Marriage Policy

CLICK HERE for St. Mary Wedding Song List

https://www.slcwichita.org/engaged-encounter

*All couples are required to take a class on Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning Page

Confirmation

"Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] 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."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1285)

Confirmation Classes are offered every other year for young adults in 9th grade or older.

The Confirmation Ceremony is held together with Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Cathedral in Wichita.

CONFIRMATION CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY 2023

GO TO CYM CONFIRMATION PAGE

Eucharist

"What material food produces in our bodily life, Holy Communion wonderfully achieves in our spiritual life. Communion with the flesh of the risen Christ, a flesh "given life and giving life through the Holy Spirit," preserves, increases, and renews the life of grace received at Baptism. This growth in Christian life needs the nourishment of Eucharistic Communion, the bread for our pilgrimage until the moment of death, when it will be given to us as viaticum."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1392)

The Holy Eucharist is one of the sacraments in the rite of initiation in the Catholic Church.
The Eucharistic celebration, the Mass, is celebrated every day but Mondays at St. Mary Parish.

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First Holy Communion

2nd grade students in St. Mary Catholic School and our Parish School of Religion Program (PSR) prepare and receive First Holy Communion. Adults participate in the RCIA program. Information in preparation for the Sacrament of the Eucharist for our 2nd grade students is distributed through the St. Mary School and Parish School of Religion (PSR) programs.

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Adoration

The community of Newton is blessed to have Perpetual Adoration available. The Adoration Chapel is at Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 421 S. Ash st. The chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All are welcome, anytime.

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Who can Receive Communion?

The Holy Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments because, in this and in no other sacrament, we receive the very body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. Innumerable, precious graces come to us through the reception of Holy Communion.

Communion is an intimate encounter with Christ, in which we sacramentally receive Christ into our bodies, that we may be more completely assimilated into his. "The Eucharist builds the Church," as Pope John Paul II said (Redemptor Hominis 20). It deepens unity with the Church, more fully assimilating us into Christ (1 Cor. 12:13; CCC 1396).

The Eucharist also strengthens the individual because in it Jesus himself, the Word made flesh, forgives our venial sins and gives us the strength to resist mortal sin. It is also the very channel of eternal life: Jesus himself.

Anointing of the Sick

"The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick has as its purpose the conferral of a special grace on the Christian experiencing the difficulties inherent in the condition of grave illness or old age."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1527)

The Anointing of the Sick is appropriately requested by those who are not only ill or in danger of death, but also by those preparing for surgical procedures or coping with emotional or psychological distress.

Please contact the Pastor at 316-282-0459 to schedule a time to receive the Anointing.

Confession

“In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with the Church. This ecclesial dimension of their task is expressed most notably in Christ's solemn words to Simon Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." "The office of binding and loosing which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of the apostles united to its head."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1444)

The Sacrament of Penance (also called Confession, Reconciliation) is regularly offered at the following times:
Saturdays beginning at 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Tuesday from 5:00 to 5:20pm
Sunday from 8:00 to 8:15am
OR by appointment with Fr. Bergkamp, call the church office at 316-282-0459

CLICK HERE for a Reconciliation Guide for Children

CLICK HERE for an Examination of Conscience for Adults

Holy Orders

"Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1536)