R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
2019-2020
Every Wednesday starting
September 4, 2019 at 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Please contact the Parish office at (707) 447-2354 or
call Dennis & Edith at (707) 392-0543 or email: tremethicks@att.net
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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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.
WHY CATHOLIC – TESTIMONY OF STEVEN RAY
PETER, THE ROCK, THE KEY, THE CHAIR BY STEVE RAY
THE HOLY EUCHARIST BY STEVE RAY
Former Presbyterian Minister
Former Jehovah’s Witness
Baptist Minister Who Became Catholic
Thomas Smith
Former Mormon Missionary
Jeff Cavins
Former Non-denominational Minister
Kelly Nieto
Former Atheist / New Age
Fr. John Bartunek:
A Former Atheist Who
Became A Catholic Priest
Fr. Benjamin Luther
Former Church of Christ
Marcus Grodi
Former Presbyterian Minister
Paul Thigpen
Former Pentecostal Minister
Karl Keating
Life-long Catholic & Apologist
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/
