Join on Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8pm! Everyone is welcome.
Feb 4 - Sacraments: Eucharist
Feb 11 - Church Tour
Feb 18 - Foundations of Catholic Moral Teaching
Feb 25 - What is Lent? How to do Lent well?
March 4 - Night of Prayer in Preparation for Lent
March 5 - Ash Wednesday
March 11 - Virtues and Vices
March 18 - Precepts of the Church and levels of assent (Gospel Meditation at beginning)
March 23 - First Scrutiny
March 25 - Natural Law and the 10 Commandments (Gospel Meditation at beginning)
March 30 - Second Scrutiny
April 1 - The Four Last Things (Gospel Meditation at beginning)
April 6 - Third Scrutiny
April 8 - The Call to Discipleship
April 15 - No session (Holy Week - come to the whole Triduum with your sponsor)
April 20 - Easter
April 22 - A New Call to Holiness
April 29 - Entering into the Community of the Faithful
May 6 - The Church Exists to Evangelize
May 13 - Acts 2:42: Making a plan for Catholic life (with potluck) (Proposed Rule of Life for Parishioners)
September-May
Join us on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00pm.
Contact: [email protected] or call 651-457-2781
September - October
Period of Inquiry This is the initial stage of one's faith journey within the O.C.I.A. process. It is a time of hearing the Gospel, a time to sort out questions and motivations, a time of introduction into the faith life of the Catholic Church. Participants in this phase of the process are called "inquirers". The Rite of Acceptance & Welcome is held in November.
November - February
Period of the Catechumenate This is the phase when much of the teaching (catechesis) takes place. It presumes an initial commitment to the O.C.I.A. process (a form of conversion) as one explores the beliefs, values, prayer and mission of the Catholic Church. Participants in the phase of the process are called "catechumens" (if not baptized yet) or "candidates for full communion" (if baptized already).
March - April
Period of Purification & Enlightenment This phase in O.C.I.A. is a time of discernment for both the candidates and the catechumens -- now called "the elect". The season of Lent provides a period of spiritual retreat to examine the moments that God has "broken through" and given enlightenment in the preparation for the Sacraments of Initiation. Accounts within the Gospel of John will help the elect and candidates to discern their readiness for the Sacraments of Initiation as the Easter Vigil approaches. Rite of Election is held at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
April - May
The Period of Mystagogy Received as new members of the Body of Christ, the newly baptized and confirmed continue their formation as they celebrate and reflect on the mysteries they have encountered in the Sacraments of Initiation. This phase brings newly initiated through the transition from O.C.I.A. community to the full life of the parish.