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Sacramental Registers & Records Refresher

This training session will introduce the Diocesan guidelines and policies regarding SACRAMENTAL REGISTERS AND SACRAMENTAL RECORDS: PROCEDURES FOR PARISH PERSONNEL to those who are new to parish ministry or those who have not attended an earlier presentation of the Procedures document, and will be a valuable update for those parish and institutional officials who are in need of a refresher. These procedures for sacramental registers and sacramental records are intended to assist parish personnel satisfy the serious obligation. This training session is meant primarily for pastors, associate pastors, parish administrators, permanent deacons, pastoral associates, and those members of parish staffs who will be responsible for the accurate recording of sacraments received in the parish, updating of Parish Sacramental Records, and the maintenance of Parish Sacramental Registers. Information presented will be helpful also for those who are involved in the preparation for the reception of baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, and marriage including RCIA coordinators. Chaplains and pastoral ministers on college campus and in hospitals and nursing homes will benefit from the information as well.

After participating in this training webinar, it is expected that attendees will be able to

• Understand and respect the importance of accurate and properly preserved sacramental registers and sacramental records;
• Record accurately and in a timely manner the information relative to the reception of sacraments in the parish;
• Generate accurate and complete sacramental certificates;
• Identify potentially problematic record-keeping practices and correct or report them appropriately;
• Know when and whom to ask for assistance.

Resources:

• Webinar Recording - Watch the presentation on your computer. (1 hour and 16 minutes)
• Download the Sacramental Registers and Sacramental Records Procedures (pdf)

Direct Questions to:
Wendy McGrath, (603) 669-3101, Ext. 14 or wmcgrath@tribunal.rcbm.org