Reconciliation

 
 

RECONCILIATION TIMES

St. Joseph:
•Sun, 3:30 – 4:30pm
•Tue, 4:30 – 5:45pm
•Fri, 8 – 8:45am

Mary, Queen of Peace:
•Wed, 4:30-5:45pm
•Fri, 8 – 8:45am
•Sat, 9:45-11am

Our Lady of Sorrows:
•Sat, 3:30 – 4:30pm

 

If you are in need of immediate pastoral care and it is during regular office hours (Mon – Thur, 8am-4pm, Fri 8am – 12pm), please call our office at (425) 392-5516. After hours please call the Priest on Call line at 425-655-3200.

Not only does the Sacrament of Penance free us from our sins but it also challenges us to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness for those who sin against us.  We are liberated to be forgivers.  We obtain new insight into the words of the Prayer of St. Francis: "It is in pardoning that we are pardoned."

Jesus entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to the Church.  The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven.  In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins.  With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God. "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults | en español

First Sacraments

Mondays | 6-7pm | Fr. McGirl Hall starting October 6

Our First Sacraments program includes formation for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Children in grades 2-5 who were baptized in the Catholic Church are eligible to enroll.

Program Requirements:

  • One parent must accompany and participate with their child at every session.

  • Regular attendance and participation are necessary with no more than 2 classes missed.

  • Families must be active in the Catholic faith and attending Mass every Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation.

  • One parent must attend the Parent Information Session on Monday, Sep 29 from 6-7p.

Registration will open on August 1 and close on August 29. To learn more contact, Maureen Fellez.

Penance is an experience of the gift of God's boundless mercy.