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Welcome to Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults or R.C.I.A for St Joseph Parish in Vacaville, CA. Should you either want to learn more about the Catholic Faith or you are considering joining the Catholic Faith. Whatever your reasons for being here – you are welcome!

Considering RCIA? Maybe you are a Catholic who has never been confirmed… RCIA is for you. Perhaps you are a non-Catholic Christian coming to Mass with family and you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith… RCIA is for you. For some unknown reason, you wandered through the front door, you are not baptized, and maybe not even a Christian, but is definitely for you! Please contact Deacon Scott at deaconscott@stjoseph-Vacaville.org or the Faith Formation Coordinator, Armida Ramirez, at armida@stjoseph-Vacaville.org.

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Welcome Home to One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church!

“Go therefore and make disciples for all nations….teaching them to observe all I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19fl)

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Steve Ray

Former Baptist

Jeff Cavins

Former Non-denominational Minister

Marcus Grodi

Former Presbyterian Minister

Fr. Benjamin Luther

Former Church of Christ

Taylor Marshall

Former Episcopal Clergy

Glen Allen: A

Former Baptist Minister Who

Paul Thigpen

Former Pentecostal Minister

Karl Keating

Life-long Catholic & Apologist

R.C.I.A.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult is a process whereby individuals interested in exploring the Catholic faith have an opportunity to walk “The Catholic Walk” over a period of time and if they so choose be initiated fully into the Catholic Church. For adults today, the Church, after the Second Vatican Council, has restored the order of the Catechumenate in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). It outlines the steps for the formation of catechumens, bringing their conversion to the faith to a greater maturity. It helps them respond more deeply to God’s gracious initiative in their lives and prepares them for union with the Church community. This process is meant to form them into the fullness of the Christian life and to become disciples of Jesus, their teacher. This includes an initiation into the mystery of salvation, the practice of faith, hope, and love, and other virtues in a succession of liturgical rites.

Persons baptized into another Christian church and now seeking full communion with the Catholic Church are also welcomed to participate along with catechumens in the RCIA in the process of learning about the Catholic faith and being formed in that faith. They bring to the process of preparation their prior experience of Christian life and prayer. For a baptized Christian, reception into full communion with the Catholic Church involves reception of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation and then a Profession of Faith followed by the celebration of Confirmation and the Eucharist. This section contains resources that address the liturgical aspects of the implementation of the RCIA.

Please contact the parish office at 707-447-2354 for details or email Dennis and Edith at tremethicks@att.net.

WHY CATHOLIC – TESTIMONY OF STEVEN RAY

PETER, THE ROCK, THE KEY, THE CHAIR BY STEVE RAY

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT RCIA

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Each year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands of men and women are received into the Catholic Church in the United States. Parishes welcome these new members through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and at a liturgy bringing men and women into full communion with the Catholic Church. Listed below are some questions and answers about RCIA.

What are the steps of RCIA? Click here

Bible http://www.usccb.org/bible/index.cfm

The Catechism of the Catholic Church http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/ccc.html

A significant feature of the process is participation at Liturgy of the Word each Sunday

To prepare for the Liturgy, familiarity with the Readings is helpful

The following website is useful in this regard http://liturgy.slu.edu/

For more detailed information go to http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/rcia.html/

DOWNLOAD PDF REGISTRATION FORM HERE

“Go therefore and make disciples for all nations….teaching them to observe all I have commanded you”.

(Matthew 28:19fl)