Third Sunday of the month at 12:30 PM.
Call 281-578-8271 if you are interested in Baptism at Epiphany of the Lord. You must be a registered parishioner and attend a Baptism Session for Parents.

BAPTISM SESSION FOR PARENTS
Second Saturday of February, May, August, November - 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON. To register call 281-578-8271

To register call 281-578-8271

Must be a registered member of the parish. Contact pastoral office eight months before wedding to begin preparation.

9:00 AM Mass - First Thursday of the month or by appointment.

Saturdays - 4:00-5:00 PM or by appointment

Responsibility for sacrament preparation in order to celebrate Reconciliation and Eucharist is shared between the parents and the parish.  We follow the guidelines set by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for preparation. Preparing to celebrate Reconciliation and Eucharist is a two year process involving two parts:
(1)enrollment in and regular weekly attendance at age-appropriate faith formation classes (whatever grade level they are in at school) OR enrollment in a Catholic school for two consecutive years,
AND (2)enrollment in and attendance at the sacrament preparation classes for the child’s grade level after at least one year of faith formation has been completed.  During their second year of preparation, the children will attend both their faith formation classes AND the sacrament preparation classes.  Although the child is to be enrolled in FF classes or Catholic school during the year they are actually preparing to celebrate, SACRAMENT PREPARATION IS NOT DONE IN THE FAITH FORMATION CLASSES AT EPIPHANY OR AT THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.  Faith formation classes should continue in the years after sacraments are celebrated.  Faith formation is a life-long process.

STEPS FOR SACRAMENT PREPARATION FOR GRADES 2-5:

1. Attendance at a PARENT ONLY SACRAMENT INFORMATION MEETING held in the fall, usually in September or October.  At this time, the discernment and preparation processes will be discussed and parents will be given the paperwork to register their child for the Reconciliation and Eucharist workshops.  ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING IS A DIOCESAN REQUIREMENT AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE KNOW YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD IS READY TO PREPARE FOR AND CELEBRATE RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST. RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST PARENT SACRAMENT MEETINGS will be held in the Family Center on Thursday September 18, 2008 from 7-8 PM or Sunday September 28, 2008 from 4-5 PM.
2. Attendance by the child AND at least one Catholic parent at a Saturday morning (9:00a.m. -12:00 p.m.) or Sunday afternoon (2:00-5:00 p.m.) workshop to begin the preparation process for celebrating Reconciliation.  At this time, materials will be provided for parents to work with their child at home to prepare them to celebrate Reconciliation for the first time.
3. Attendance by the child and at least one Catholic parent at a Saturday morning (9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.) or Sunday afternoon (2:00-5:00 p.m.) workshop to begin the preparation process for celebrating Eucharist.  At this time, materials will be provided for parents to work with their child at home to prepare them to receive communion for the first time.

Unbaptized children who are six years of age or older, or who have been baptized in another Christian faith and would like to become members of the Catholic Church are enrolled in a special process called the Children’s Catechumenate. In this process, children are prepared for the sacraments of Baptism (if unbaptized), Confirmation, and Eucharist. This is a two-year process during which the child is also enrolled in grade-level appropriate faith formation. Please contact the Faith Formation office for further information at (281)578-8271.

SACRAMENT PREPARATION FOR RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST:

1. Attendance at a PARENT ONLY SACRAMENT INFORMATION MEETING held in the fall, usually in September or October.  At this time, the discernment and preparation processes will be discussed and parents will be given the paperwork to register their child for the Reconciliation and Eucharist workshops.  ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING IS A DIOCESAN REQUIREMENT AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE KNOW YOU FEEL YOUR CHILD IS READY TO PREPARE FOR AND CELEBRATE RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST.RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST PARENT SACRAMENT MEETINGS will be held in the Family Center on Thursday September 18, 2008 from 7-8 PM or Sunday September 28, 2008 from 4-5 PM.
2. Attendance at an eight-week course entitled Basic Catholic Formation is required for most students beginning the preparation process in grades 6-12.  These sessions are held Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the fall of either the first or second year of preparation.
3. Attendance by the child at a series of three preparation classes for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  These are held Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. beginning in January or February of the second year of preparation.  Parents will attend a parent session one time during one of these sessions, usually the first one.
4. Attendance by the child at a series of four preparation classes for the Sacrament of Eucharist.  These are held Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. beginning after the Reconciliation sessions in the second year of preparation.  Parents will attend a parent session one time during one of these sessions, usually the first one.