Sacraments & Services

Baptisms are held on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Parents are required to obtain pre-baptismal instruction, preferably before the birth of the child. At least one Godparent must be a practicing Catholic, the other Godparent must be a baptized Christian.

Please contact our parish office (301)530-1550 to register your child for Baptism.

If the child is over the age of 6, parents must also contact the Seton Center for Religious Education for our Rite of Christian Initiation for Children program
(301)530-9100 [email protected].

All 1st and 2nd grade Catholic School and Faith Formation students are prepared for their first Holy Communion. The Archdiocese of Washington and our parish require that a child attend religious education classes for two years prior (1st and 2nd grade curriculum) to receiving 1st Holy Communion. If your child attends a public school or non-Catholic private school, please visit our Faith Formation page to register for classes.

Any child enrolled in a private Catholic school other than St. Jane de Chantal who wishes to celebrate 1st Holy Communion with our parish should Click Here to Register.

Questions? Contact the Seton Center for Religious Education (301)530-9100 [email protected]

When a parishioner is in the hospital, a nursing home, or confined to home and wishes to receive a visit or any of the sacraments. Please contact the parish office (301)530-1550.

The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is administered to:

• Those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age (PCS, 8)

• Those about to undergo surgery when a serious illness is the reason for the surgery (PCS, 10).

• To the elderly if they become notably weakened even though no serious illness is present (PCS, 11). 

• Those who once had the use of reason, but have subsequently lost their mental faculties due to senility, unconsciousness, mental illness, or another reason should be anointed (C. 1006).

The sacrament of anointing may be repeated when the sick person recovers after being anointed and, at a later time, becomes sick again; or when during the same illness the condition of the sick person becomes more serious (PCS, 9).

The rite of viaticum is used by the Church to comfort and strengthen a dying Catholic in the passage from this life (PCS, 161).

The ministry to the dying includes the sacrament of penance, the renewal of baptismal promises, and Communion as viaticum (food for the journey).

All 8th grade Catholic School and Faith Formation students are prepared for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The Archdiocese of Washington and our parish require that a child attend religious education classes for two years prior (7th and 8th grade curriculum) to receiving the sacrament. If your child attends a public school or a private non-Catholic school, please visit our Faith Formation Page to register for classes

Any child enrolled in a Catholic school other than St. Jane DeChantal who wishes to receive Confirmation at St. Jane de Chantal Parish should Click Here to Register.

Questions? Contact the Seton Center for Religious Education (301)530-9100 [email protected]

Couples should contact one of the parish priests at least six months prior to the intended date of the wedding. One of the parties must be a member of our parish or have immediate family in the parish.

Please do not set a date until you have met with a priest. For more information, contact Fr. Giese our pastor at (301)530-1550.

Several other initiatives and programs that minister to
engaged and married couples

For Your Marriage is an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that provides resources for engaged and married couples.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter sponsors weekends locally for couples who want to turn their good marriage into a great marriage.

Retrouvaille sponsors weekends locally that provides the tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship.

Funeral Liturgy Preparation Book
Liturgy Planning Form (please return to Office of Liturgy)

Procedure for Setting up a Funeral Mass Following a Death

Please contact a funeral home of your choice. The funeral home will then contact the parish to schedule a funeral date. Once the funeral is scheduled, please contact Giuliano Grisi, our Director of Liturgy and Music, to plan the details of the funeral Mass
(301)530-1550