become a registered member of St. Agnes Church?

All Catholic people should be registered in a parish within whose boundaries they live.  To register at St. Agnes parish you may call the parish office at 724-863-2626 to receive a registration packet.  The packet will contain a registration form, temporary envelopes and material on organizations that are active within our parish.  

As a registered member of our parish you will receive all of the mailings throughout the year and receive bi-monthly offertory envelopes.

 obtain a Sponsor Certificate to be a Godparent for Baptism or Sponsor for Confirmation?

Registered members of St. Agnes parish wishing to receive a Sponsor Certificate must meet the following requirements as set forth by Canon Law: 

• Be at least 16 years old.
• Be a registered member of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church.
• Support St. Agnes Church with their presence at Sunday Mass each week and have made their Easter Duty yearly.
• Have received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church.
• Have not joined another faith or denomination nor professed allegiance to any faith or denomination other than the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
• If married:  be married by a Roman Catholic Priest or obtained the correct canonical dispensations otherwise.  If divorced, have not remarried or attempted marriage a second time without a Decree of Nullity for the first marriage.

Nota Bene:  A baptized Roman Catholic who is married outside of the Church or who has left the faith may not stand as a Sponsor or a Christian Witness.

To receive a Sponsor Certificate, please call the parish office so our staff may verify the above information and make arrangements for you to sign the certificate during business hours or, if needed, set up an evening or weekend appointment with the priest.  The person needing the certificate must come in person as their signature, the priest’s signature and the church seal all are required on the Sponsor Certificate.   

 schedule a date to have our baby baptized?

Prior to setting a date for baptism, parents should have completed a Baptismal Preparation Session.  Sessions are offered periodically throughout the year.  Call the Religious Education Office at 724-864-5393 for information on the next session.  You do not need to take the class again if you have already taken one for your first child.   Once your baby is born, call the parish office at 724-863-2626 to schedule the baptism.  Baptisms take place on Sundays at 1:00 p.m.    

 start planning my wedding?

As soon as a couple is ready to start planning their marriage, they should contact the parish office at 724-863-2626 to speak with the priest.  Weddings take place on Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.  Couples must also complete their choice of one of two marriage preparation programs available in our Diocese:  Sponsor Couple Program (a one-on-one program with a Marriage Sponsor couple) or the Diocesan Engaged Encounter Weekends (available periodically and at a cost to the couple).

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