Christ instituted seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist (Holy Communion), Penance (Reconciliation), the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life: they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian’s life of faith. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life. (CCC 1210)
- Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation
- If you have a child (18 and under) who would like to receive Baptism, Holy Communion, or Confirmation, please visit our Faith Formation page for more information or call the parish office.
- If you are an adult who would like to receive one or more of these Sacraments, please click here to learn about the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) or call the parish office at (503) 638-1579.
- Sacraments of Service: Matrimony, Holy Orders
- Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
The Sacrament of Baptism is the first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Whether we are baptized as infants or adults, Baptism is the Church’s way of celebrating and enacting the embrace of God.
Contact: Click here for information on getting your child(ren) baptized.
Holy Communion
On the night before he died, Christ gathered his Apostles in the upper room to celebrate the Last Supper and to give us the inestimable gift of his Body and Blood. Catholics believe the Eucharist, or Communion, is both a sacrifice and a meal. We believe in the real presence of Jesus, who died for our sins. As we receive Christ’s Body and Blood, we also are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God.
Click here for the 2026 Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit.
Contact: Click here for information on preparing your child(ren) for First Holy Communion.
Confirmation
Confirmation is a Catholic Sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation for Catholics. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Contact: Click here for information on preparing your child(ren) for Confirmation.
The Sacrament of Marriage
Sacred Scripture begins with the creation and union of man and woman and ends with “the wedding feast of the Lamb” (Rev 19:7, 9). Scripture often refers to marriage, its origin and purpose, the meaning God gave to it, and its renewal in the covenant made by Jesus with his Church. The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws. . . . God himself is the author of marriage. The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. These differences should not cause us to forget its common and permanent characteristics. Although the dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity, some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life. (From the Catechism of the Catholic Church.)
Contact: Please contact the parish office (503) 638-1579 to discuss celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage at Resurrection.
Holy Orders
In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, or Ordination, the priest being ordained vows to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments (especially the Eucharist), by proclaiming the Gospel, and by providing other means to holiness. (From American Catholic.org.)
Contact: To learn more about Holy Orders in the Archdiocese of Portland, please click here.
Rite of Reconciliation
The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance, or Penance and Reconciliation) has three elements: conversion, confession and celebration. In it we find God’s unconditional forgiveness; as a result we are called to forgive others. (From American Catholic.org.)
Contact: We offer Reconciliation at 3:30 every Saturday in the church or by appointment.
Anointing of the Sick
The Rite of Anointing tells us there is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the Sacrament. A careful judgment about the serious nature of the illness is sufficient. The Sacrament may be repeated if the sick person recovers after the anointing but becomes ill once again, or if, during the same illness, the person’s condition becomes more serious. A person should be anointed before surgery when a dangerous illness is the reason for the intervention.
Contact: Please contact the parish office 503-638-1579 to discuss an Anointing.