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BEGIN YOUR FAITH JOURNEY
Explore the Catholic faith, ask questions, and discover where God may be calling you through the OCIA process.
OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a year-long personal faith journey that usually begins in the fall and is the wonderful process that the Church uses to become Catholic.
To learn more, please contact our team at [email protected]
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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OCIA stands for the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults. It is a 10-month process of exploring the claims of the Catholic faith.
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An adult who has never been part of a formal religion
An adult who was baptized in a faith tradition other than Catholicism
An adult who received some but not all of the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, or Confirmation
An adult who was raised in another faith and now wishes to become Catholic
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- OCIA participants begin by attending the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass with the parish community.
- They experience the Liturgy of the Word (proclamation of the Sacred Scriptures). After the homily, participants are dismissed and gather in a separate location for reflection on the Sunday Scripture readings and an opportunity to learn more about the Catholic faith.
- Sessions are conversational and interactive, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.
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OCIA begins the third Sunday of September and meets (almost) every week in preparation for receiving the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. After Easter, the newly initiated continue to meet through Pentecost Sunday to support one another in living their new life in the fulness of the Catholic tradition.
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Baptism
Confirmation
Holy Eucharist
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