{"id":523,"date":"2017-10-16T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biz229.inmotionhosting.com\/~olacso5\/church\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2020-03-31T20:32:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T02:32:16","slug":"rcia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/religious-education\/rcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults  (RCIA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-523\" data-postid=\"523\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-523 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"cke9230\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullheight fullwidth tb_cke9230 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rmtr370 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s8yu306   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em>Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cLife is a journey that should not be walked alone\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Are you interested in exploring Catholicism for yourself or do you know someone who might be interested in finding out more about our faith?<\/p><p>Were you baptized in another Christian church and are thinking about joining the Catholic Church?<\/p><p>Are you Catholic but never received Confirmation or First Communion? \u00a0<\/p><p>If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the RCIA might be for you.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>What is the RCIA?<br \/> (How does someone become Catholic?)<\/em><\/p><p>The RCIA is the process by which people can question, search, and inquire into the Catholic faith.\u00a0 It is a journey which leads many\u00a0to seek full membership in our Church.\u00a0 For others this journey may not lead to full membership.\u00a0 Either way, all are welcome to come and see, to ask questions, and to look more deeply.<\/p><p>As Catholic Christians we believe that God calls each one of us by name.\u00a0 A sense of longing in your heart, a desire to belong, a feeling of being \u201cat home\u201d may be signs of where God is calling you.\u00a0 If you would like to talk about where you are, or if you are curious about our Church and our faith, or even if you\u2019ve been attending Mass here and would like to find out about possibly joining.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Who is the RCIA for?<\/em><\/p><p>The RCIA is for any unbaptized adult over the age of 16, who is new to the Catholic faith.<\/p><p>The RCIA is also for any adult who was baptized in another Christian tradition.<\/p><p>The Catechumenate also welcomes baptized Catholic adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>What happens in the RCIA?<\/em><\/p><p>First, you get to ask questions.\u00a0 This is your journey, it\u2019s your quest, and it is you that God is calling.\u00a0 So the first step in the RCIA process is to ask.\u00a0 There are no commitments, and coming to inquire doesn\u2019t mean you have to join.<\/p><p>If you like what you hear and would like to join our Church, then you are enrolled as a catechumen, a learner.\u00a0 Our staff and parishioners will do their best to help you learn about our faith and way of life.\u00a0 We share our faith with the catechumens and we listen to their story.<\/p><p>Finally, for those who are called to full membership in the Church, the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) are celebrated at the Easter Vigil.<\/p><p><strong>For more Information please contact:<\/strong><\/p><p>Alicia Montoya at the Parish Office, 505-256-9818<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Clergy Mission History of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Community OLA Parish Pastoral Council Bulletin Parish Life Liturgy Religious Education RCIA \u2013 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1582,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/523\/revisions\/1582"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}