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R.C.I.A. Program
(Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults.)
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the R.I.C.A. Instructor. |
R.C.I.A. is the process by which
adults come into the Church.
How does a person
become a Catholic?
There are several ways.
The Catholic church warmly welcomes new members and tries to provide
appropriate spiritual formation according to each person's needs.
In general, though, people who are becoming Catholic fall into several
categories: infants, and young children; people who, whether
baptized or unbaptized, have had little or no affiliation with or
religious training in the Christian faith; and baptized people who have
been active members in other Christian denomination.
 What
is the first step?
Anyone who is thinking about
becoming a Catholic Christian or who would like more information can
contact the nearest Catholic parish. Meeting with the pastor or
another member of the parish's pastoral staff ordinarily is the
first step in the journey toward becoming a Catholic.
Click here for a sketch
of the periods and rites of Christian initiation.
Who is the process for?
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Infants and young
children. Children who are born or adopted into Catholic
families usually are baptized as infants. This makes sense
because those children will be raised in a Christian
environment, learning the ways of faith from their parents and other
family members and eventually receiving formal religious training
through their parish school or religious education program.
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The unbaptized. Many
adults who wish to join the Catholic church have never been baptized.
The church offers unbaptized adults a process of formation in the
Catholic Christian faith and way of life called Christian initiation,
or catechumenate. The primary focus of the Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults is on those who are not already Christian and
have not been catechized.
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Baptized but uncatechized. Those who have been baptized either as
Roman Catholics or as members of another Christian community but did
not receive further catechetical formation or instruction. These
typically have also not celebrated confirmation nor Eucharist.
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Those seeking full Catholic Communion. These are baptized,
practicing Christians from other denominations who seek entry into the
Catholic Church
For more information contact
Rev.
Ernie DeBlasio
at 901-794-8970.
Submit your question for additional
information to:
R.I.C.A.: email
R.I.C.A. Class Schedule
Classes are held on Tuesday,
at 7:00 P.M. until the end of the Lenten Season and the celebration
of the Easter Vigil, followed by a period for reflection on the
sacraments. |
