weddings
Engaged couples, congratulations on your engagement. What an exciting and wonderful time in your lives. Please contact the parish at least six months before your expected wedding date to provide adequate time to do the marriage preparation and paperwork.
If you plan to have your wedding at Newman-Holy Spirit, please fill out a Wedding Request Form and turn it in at the front desk or e-mail it to Fr. Xavier (xavierop@calnewman.org ). For further information, check out our Wedding Brochure.
If you plan to have your wedding elsewhere and need assistance with marriage preparation and paperwork, please fill out the Request for Assistance with Marriage Preparation or Paperwork and turn it in at the front desk or e-mail it to Fr. Xavier (xavierop@calnewman.org ). Fr. Xavier or Fr. Pius will then contact you and work with you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Fr. Xavier.
For information on a marriage preparation workshop provided by the Oakland diocese, check out the diocesan website. For information on a one-day workshop in SF, check out Old St. Mary’s Marriage Preparation. For information on Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes, check out the diocesan website, or for resources on NFP, check out MyParishNFP.org
Music at My Wedding
After couples have met with a priest and decided upon a wedding date, we currently have three musicians providing music that you can contact: Colleen Lenord or Rob Grant To get a sense of their different styles, check out Colleen at the 10 am Mass, Stefano at the 5 pm Mass, and Rob at the 9 pm Mass. You can also check out Rob’s website.
Wedding Coordination
Please also work with our sacristan, Marilyn, who will advise you on matters related to flowers, banners, candles, and the like. She will give you a tour of the church and the rooms we use for the bridal party.
baptisms
The Sacrament of Baptism is the sacrament that brings one into the life of the Church and access to other sacraments. We celebrate baptism for infants throughout the year except during the Season of Lent, when the parish is preparing for either the renewal of baptismal promises or baptism.
Please complete and drop off a Baptism Request Form at the front desk and one of the priests will contact you.
If you have been asked to be a Godparent, please fill out and drop off the Godparent Preparation Request Form at the front desk, and we will assist you with your preparation.
If you are an adult seeking baptism, you will want to participate in the RCIA, where the parish accompanies you in a process to deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Please contact our RCIA Director, Fr. Xavier (xavierop@calnewman), or make an appointment at Fr. Xavier’s Appointments.
If you have a child 7 or older seeking baptism, that child will also want to participate in an RCIA program adapted for children. Please contact Fr. Xavier.
confessions
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at Newman on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and by appointment. To make an appointment, just press Fr. Xavier’s Appointments or Fr. Pius.
When CAL classes are in session during the Fall and Spring Semesters, the sacrament of reconciliation is also available on Thursday nights from 8-9 pm.
We offer a communal celebration of reconciliation followed by individual confession during the Advent and Lent seasons.
Children's Religious Education and Sacramental Preparation
Children and teens prepare for their First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Teen Confirmation through our Sunday Religious Education program. For more information, please send an email to us at faithformation@calnewman.org
To register for a class, please complete this registration form and drop it off at the front desk. Thanks!
Adult Confirmation
Catholic but never Confirmed? The Sacrament will be celebrated at Newman in Spring of 2025. Preparation classes will begin in the Spring.
For more info, contact Fr. Xavier.
He will send you a reminder in January.
RCIA
Are you and adult interested in exploring and/or joining the Catholic Church? The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) process takes you through the basics of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in the Catholic faith. This program is for both non-Catholics and baptized Catholics who have not celebrated First Communion. The Newman community normally celebrates adult baptisms and reception into the Catholic Church (First Communion and Confirmation) at the Easter Vigil. For more information, please email Fr. Xavier.
Funeral Services
If you have lost a loved one, you have our deepest condolences. Please contact us if you would like a pastoral visit or conversation, or if you would like our assistance with a Funeral Services. The three common services are a Vigil Service (wake), the Funeral Mass or Funeral Liturgy, and the Gravesite Committal Service. Come by our office or download our Funeral Brochure for more information.
Click here for ideas on funeral readings.
Funeral Forms for Front Desk Staff.
For support after a loved one has died, consider attending a grief support group. There’s an online Diocesan group that meets weekly on Tuesdays. You’ll find information and the zoom link here.