Contacts: Deacon Claude Granese, 215-292-6479, [email protected]
Saint Helena Catholic Church Parish Office, 610-275-7711,, [email protected]
RCIA is now.....OCIA - ORDER of CHRISTIAN INITIATION for ADULTS.
OCIA involves four stages, each marked by a special celebration, the person's deepening desire to say "YES" to living the Catholic faith:
INQUIRY
A time of searching for God, for meaning in life or for asking initial questions and seeking answers about the basics of the Catholic faith.
FORMATION
A time of being formed by the gospel and of learning about the Catholic tradition in greater depth.
ENLIGHTENMENT
A time during Lent involving prayer and deeper reflection as one prepares to receive God's new life at the Easter celebration.
UNDERSTANDING
As a newly initiated Catholics, they continue their formation and education in the Period of the Post Baptismal Catechesis (Mystogogy). This period continues until Pentecost. This is a time of reflection on scripture and how they will serve Christ and help in the Church's mission and outreach.
WHO PARTICIPATES?
Those never Baptized as Christians.
Those Baptized in another Christian faith tradition, who are now interested in the Catholic Church.
Those Baptized in the Catholic tradition whose total formation has not been completed.
PROGRAM DATES: September through May, Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30pm at St. Helena's Convent.