RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
The combined Adult Learning Series begins on September 11th.
The Series includes classes for:
RCIA (OCIA- Order of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Confirmation for those who missed their first opportunity through our Religious Education program
and
anyone who has an interest in learning about our faith.
All presentations will be on:
Wednesday at both 7PM after the 9 AM mass (approximately 9:40 AM).
Be held in the Blessed Joseph Gerrard Room, (lowerChurch area.)
Will include a video from Word on Fire, followed by group discussions.
AM and PM Classes are the same materials.
We look forward to seeing your all!
September Schedule
September 11, 18, 25, 2024 The Mass (Both AM and PM)
FULL SCHEDULE
The RCIA is a communal process and involves a number of stages punctuated by liturgical rites to aid and assist the potential convert toward the final rite, usually at the Easter Vigil at which time they will become full members of the Roman Catholic Church. The entire process takes several months, (ideally a minimum of one complete liturgical year), but participants are generally invited to proceed at a pace which suits them individually. The Church prefers to call this the process and not a program.
A catechumen is a person who has never received baptism.
A candidate is a person who was already baptized. The Catholic Church acknowledges other Christian baptisms as long as the Trinitarian formula “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” and flowing water was used.
The Series includes classes for:
RCIA (OCIA- Order of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Confirmation for those who missed their first opportunity through our Religious Education program
and
anyone who has an interest in learning about our faith.
All presentations will be on:
Wednesday at both 7PM after the 9 AM mass (approximately 9:40 AM).
Be held in the Blessed Joseph Gerrard Room, (lowerChurch area.)
Will include a video from Word on Fire, followed by group discussions.
AM and PM Classes are the same materials.
We look forward to seeing your all!
September Schedule
September 11, 18, 25, 2024 The Mass (Both AM and PM)
FULL SCHEDULE
The RCIA is a communal process and involves a number of stages punctuated by liturgical rites to aid and assist the potential convert toward the final rite, usually at the Easter Vigil at which time they will become full members of the Roman Catholic Church. The entire process takes several months, (ideally a minimum of one complete liturgical year), but participants are generally invited to proceed at a pace which suits them individually. The Church prefers to call this the process and not a program.
A catechumen is a person who has never received baptism.
A candidate is a person who was already baptized. The Catholic Church acknowledges other Christian baptisms as long as the Trinitarian formula “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” and flowing water was used.