Quinceañera Celebrations


We the parish staff of St. Mel Catholic Church and the community welcome this opportunity to share in your special day. We commit to help you prepare yourself, family, and friends so that you come to experience and very special encounter with Chrost during your celebration.

Process & documents

  • Preparations for the celebration should be made at least 6 months prior to the desired date of the celebration.


  • Parents may request the Quinceañera mass for their daughter in person at the Parish Office.


  • For the Mass ceremony, the cost is $500.00. A deposit of $100.00 is required to reserve the desired date. You have the option of paying the balance in payments or paying the total amount; however, full payment must be made at least one month before your Quinceañera date.


  • Coordinator fee of $140.00 for the rehearsal and day of the Quinceañera.


  • The date and the hour of the Quinceañera is not confirmed and scheduled until the deposit is received. The balance is due no later than one month prior to the date of the Quinceañera.


  • All candidates must provide a copy of their Baptism and First Communion Certificate.


  • If parents are members of another parish a letter of permission is required from her parish.


  • She must participate is eight sessions of our parish youth ministry.
Flowers. Photography, & Music

  • Our Parish does not provide flowers for the ceremony. You are invited to bring two fresh flower arrangements to be placed in front of the altar.


  • Photography and video are allowed within the proper respect to the mass, remembering that the ceremony id taking place within the hourse of God.


  • The sponsors for Bible and Rosary, and flowers being offered to our Blessed Mother will be the only sponsors permitted to participate in the procession.


  • All apparel (Candidate, Godmother, Mother and Damas) must be appropriate for the Mass. (no spaghetti straps, unless you have a Shaw or something to cover.)


  • If you would like to have music at your ceremony, a list of our Choirs is provided in our weekly bulletin and also below. 


Choirs:


Leticia Ramirez - (951) 415-1591

(Coro de Jovenes)

Vicki Woods - (951) 217-6659

Viridiana Alba - (951) 727-6296

Ismael Varela - (951) 679-0065

An act of thanksGIVINg & a personal commitment to lead a christian life

"Heavenly Father, I thank you for the gift of life for creating me in your image and likeness and for calling me to be your daughter through baptism. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to save me and your Holy Spirit to sanctify me. To that which in your goodness and love you will for me, I say “yes,” With your grace I commit myself to serve my brothers and sisters all my life. Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, I dedicate myself to you. Since you are my model of faith, help me to continue learning from you what I need to be a Christian woman. Help me to hear the Word of God as you did, holding it in my heart and loving others, 15 so that, as I walk with Jesus in this life, I may worship Him with you in all eternity. Amen".

~ Order for the Blessing of the Fifteenth Birthday