A person who is considering the possibility of becoming a Catholic, or who simply wishes to learn more about the Catholic Church, will find no better way to do this than to participate in the weekly RCIA sessions.

Anyone who is considering the possibility of becoming a Catholic,The Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process designed to form and inform inquirers who fall into three categories:

1.  The unbaptized person;
2. The person baptized into a Christian faith tradition other than Catholic;
3. The baptized Catholic who was neither confirmed nor reared as a Catholic.

The RCIA meets every Thursday evening, with the exception of holidays. The climax of the process comes when those who choose to do so are confirmed and baptized (if necessary) in the Catholic Church. Our Thursday evening sessions begin promptly at 6:30p.m. and conclude by 8:30 p.m. The sessions usually include prayer, a scripture reading, and a talk on a particular topic of faith and Catholic tradition. This may be followed by small-group discussions, a closing prayer and refreshments.

There are various periods, phases, and rites in the RCIA process, which will be explained before the inquirer experiences them. To do so now would only be confusing. What is important for the reader to know now is that there is no cost and absolutely no pressure put upon an inquirer to become a Catholic.

Conversion is a serious matter of conscience; it is a matter of rejecting who and what we were to take on a new spiritual identity. It is not rejecting a bad life and opting for a new and good one. To convert is to grow in one’s understanding of his relationship with God and to act upon that new understanding when his conscience compels him to do so. In one sense, everyone should be continually converting, or growing closer to God.

For more information, please contact the Parish Offices.  Or you may click RCIA Adult Inquiry form below and submit it to the Parish Offices.

RCIA sessions begin on Thursday,
August 25, 2022 at 6:30pm
in the Parish Offices
(212 West Main St.)