The Responsibility Of All The Baptized

We as a faith community are called to be the Christian Community today and celebrate and invite others to come and journey with us.  Our RCIA process does not end with the Easter Vigil or celebration of Pentecost but is an on-going journey as a community of believers.  It is our responsibility and gift as members of the community to be open ready to reach out, invite and welcome others to walk with us.  The RCIA process is designed for adults not yet baptized, persons who were baptized in another denomination and wish to come into full communion with the Catholic Church and for adults baptized as infants but have not received the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation.  Our process is a journey in faith together where we pray; ponder God’s call to each one of us.  Summer is a time when we often meet with family and friends and it would be an opportunity to invite that special person just waiting for that personal invitation.  It is helpful if I have an opportunity to meet with those who are interested or might want more information about the process.  Please call me or give me the names or have the person call me and I would be happy to meet with them.  Remember as baptized members, Jesus’ command:  Go out to the whole world and invite others to come and journey with us.  Let us pray together that we might follow the call of the Spirit in our lives. 
Please give me a call at 235-1812.  God Bless you.

  Sister Eileen

Do You Want to Become A Catholic?

R.C.I.A. - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults - is a process for those adults interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith in order to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

This process is for all men and women who are not baptized, or baptized in another Christian church but in need of further instruction and initiation, or those baptized in the Catholic church but needing more instruction to complete the sacraments of Initiation.  Persons never baptized are referred to as Catechumens, while those previously baptized are called Candidates. 

Seven Reasons To Join R.C.I.A.

(Why seven?  Seven is a Holy number in the Old Testament.)

1. You’re marrying a Catholic.  (Sharing and practicing your faith together is a great foundation to marriage.)
 

2. You’re already married to a Catholic and your kids are being raised Catholic.  (It’s natural to want to share in the sacramental experiences of your loved one’s.)
 

3. You’re children are being raised Catholic and you just want to learn more about the tradition without actually becoming Catholic.  (Please join us but you might be surprised at what happens!)
 

4. You’ve lived in a “Catholic World” all your life.  (This program is for people of all ages.  Every year someone joins us whom everyone in the Parish assumed was already Catholic!)
 

5. You don’t know much about Catholicism but you have a friend or neighbor who has inspired you to learn more.  (Actions speak louder than words.)
 

6. You’ve suffered through a personal loss and are seeking to improve your faith life.  (“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”)
 

7. You don’t know why, you just feel something calling you to church.  (It’s the Holy Spirit...listen to it.)
 

It is important that I have time to meet the persons interested in the process before we begin in September.  If you have any questions please give me a call at 235-1812 or submit their names.
 

  Thank you, Sister Eileen