Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. I will be visiting Madrid and I am a Catholic traveling on a budget. Can you help me find a hotel?
  2. I will be visiting Madrid and I am a Catholic traveling on a budget. Can you help me find a convent or other religious house in which I can stay?
  3. I am trying to research my family tree. Can you be my contact, translator, or make some phone calls for me?
  4. I am poor from another country and I want money for studies or a sick relative, would you help me?
  5. Can I get married at OLM?
  6. I am not a parishioner but live in Madrid. I need something. Should I email you or call?
  7. Will OLM help me get married so that I can get European Community residence?
  8. I have some great ideas for charity or a foundation. Will OLM collaborate?
  9. Can I offer you millions of dollars using the advance-fee scam?
  10. Will you baptize our baby even if we were not married in the church?
  11. How many different nationalities are represented at OLM?
  12. I need a baptismal certificate from another church, will you help me?
  13. I need to find a church in Spain. Will you help me?
  14. Is there another English-speaking church in Madrid?
  15. What is the telephone number of the English-speaking Catholic church in Barcelona?
  16. Do you have information on World Youth Day in 2011?

  1. I will be visiting Madrid and I am a Catholic traveling on a budget. Can you help me find a hotel?

    2. We hope you have a great time in Madrid. Sorry, we do not have the staff available for that kind of assistance.



  2. I will be visiting Madrid and I am a Catholic traveling on a budget. Can you help me find a convent or other religious house in which I can stay?

    3. Sorry, but those kind of requests must come from a bishop/religious superior to his/her equal in Spain.



  3. I am trying to research my family tree. Can you be my contact, translator, or make some phone calls for me?

    4. At present there is one priest assigned and no secretary. We do not have the resources to even handle all the administrative tasks we have at the parish. Sorry, but you would do best by coming to Madrid and doing your research in person.



  4. I am poor from another country and I want money for studies or a sick relative, would you help me?

    5. OLM has a very high percentage of immigrants in the parish. We are very sorry for your plight but we cannot help. Also, the Internet is just too full of scammers.



  5. Can I get married at OLM?

    6. Click here for information on Marriage info



  6. I am not a parishioner but live in Madrid. I need something. Should I email you or call?

    7. Neither. You should come to OLM in person on any Sunday at 11:00 AM and make your request.



  7. Will OLM help me get married so that I can get European Community residence.

    8. Absolutely not. And we warn those Europeans who marry in the church for a fee to help a non European Community Member risk incarceration.



  8. I have some great ideas for charity or a foundation. Will OLM collaborate?

    9. Sorry, our budget is modest and our church is poor. We do however accept donations, especially for our immigrant fund.



  9. Can I offer you millions of dollars for the advance-fee scam?

    10. No, please see http://419eater.com



  10. Will you baptize our baby even if we were not married in the church?

    11. Yes, please come on a Sunday and worship with us first.



  11. How many different nationalities are represented at OLM?

    12. Currently we have people from 35 different countries. You will certainly meet someone from your country here.



  12. I need a baptismal certificate from another church, will you help me?

    13. Please find the church on www.misas.org and make your request directly.



  13. I need to find a church in Spain. Will you help me?

    14. Please find the church on www.misas.org



  14. Is there another English-speaking church in Madrid?

    15. No, we are the only one. There is a parish in Barcelona but there are no other English-speaking parishes elsewhere that we know of.



  15. What is the telephone number of the English-speaking Catholic church in Barcelona?

    16. 932 035 539.



  16. Do you have information on World Youth Day in 2011?

    17. Yes, please go world youth day info page.