Who is RCIA for?

Anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic Church and who Jesus really is.

This includes:

• The unbaptized (Catechumens)

• Those baptized in another Christian tradition (Candidates)

• Those who are baptized Catholic but have not yet received all the Sacraments of Initiation (Candidates)

• Those in the Catholic Church who would just like to learn more about the Catholic faith

• Anyone looking for peace, needing hope and wanting to feel the love of God

What is RCIA?

There are four basic steps of the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) process. 

1. Precatechumenate or Inquiry period – A time for inquiry and evangelization, an opportunity for the beginnings of faith

2. Catechumenate – An extended period for pastoral formation and guidance on the Christian life

3. Purification and Enlightenment – Coinciding with Lent, this period is intended to enlighten the minds and hearts of participants with a deeper knowledge of Christ the Savior

4. Mystagogy – A time for spiritual growth and for entering more fully into the life and unity of the community.

 What Else Do You Need to Know? 

Sessions meet on Sundays from 12:15pm to approximately 1:30pm from September until after Easter.  There is a series of blessings along the way for those seeking Baptism, and sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil.  It is then that those who wish to becoming Catholic are brought into full communion with the Church.

Where Do You Begin?

You begin right now, right where you are.  We are all on different places on the same path, moving toward our goal of union with God in heaven.

*The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is changing its name to the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) in the near future.