St. Ann Parish QUINCEANERAS Blessing
Dear Quinceañera and Parents,
The Virgin Mary is a model for women of every
class and age group. The quinceañera
ritual is valuable for the religious message
it sends not only to young people celebrating
their 15th birthday, but also to parents, grandparents,
godparents and the entire parish in calling
us to prayerfully join with youth in making
a commitment to God and the Church.
Celebrating your quinceañera is a wonderful
event for you, your family, friends, and the
Church. It is a special day to celebrate what
God has accomplished in you over the last 15
years. The world was blessed when God created
you. The Church was blessed when your parents
presented you for Baptism. Our Parish is blessed
as you present yourself to God on the day of
your quinceañera.
We, as the family of God, congratulate you.
We are committed to make that day memorable.
To help with this, please read our guidelines
carefully, so that you may prepare for your
celebration in a meaningful way. We pray that
this day will be a blessing for you. We highly
recommend that all the Catholic members of the
court should receive Communion on that day.
Finally, we look forward to celebrate such
a beautiful day with you and give thanks to
our loving God for all the blessings received.
We congratulate you and look forward to celebrate
and make your quinceañera beautiful and
memorable.
Rev. Mark Kalema, Pastor
St. Ann Parish
Sandra M. Bustamante, Pastoral Associate &
Director of Religious Education
St. Ann Parish
GENERAL INFORMATION
Parents may request a quinceañera for
their daughter by calling our parish office:
708-895-6700 Ext: 135
The quinceañera candidate must have received
the sacraments of Baptism and First Communion
before the quinceañera is celebrated.
The candidate is to have received the Sacrament
of Confirmation or be in the process of receiving
this sacrament.
We do not celebrate quinceañeras
on Sundays, Christmas, Lenten season, Holy Week,
Easter or other holy days. Please see Registration
form for more details.
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