Quinceañara

This custom comes from our Latino culture and celebrates a young girl’s adolescence. This is NOT a sacrament of the Church, but has deep religious roots.

Celebration options:

• Simple Ceremony:
  • Opening Prayers
  • Scripture and Homily
  • Prayer of Thanksgiving and blessings
  • Dismissal
• Eucharistic Ceremony (only if family has proven mass attendance)
  • As a Sunday Mass, with communion distributed

Requirements:

• Household are registered and active within the parish; Households outside of the parish will be not be accepted
• The daughter has been baptized, made their first communion, and has been or in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
  • Proof needs to be provided before a date is set
• Daughter and family attends preparation classes
• Ideally daughter active within youth ministry
• $500 parish use fee paid; $100 stipend for the priest (paid to the parish)