OCIA & The Parish

The OCIA journey is a life-changing experience where adults say “yes” to God and are welcomed into our holy community through the Sacraments of Initiation:  Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (Communion).

OCIA is more than a process that prepares one for life in a Catholic community.  It is the model that the Bishops have identified to promote renewal and change.

Fundamental to the OCIA process and to who we are as a parish is the link between liturgy and living:
LITURGY
LEARNING
LIVING
Components of the RCIA process central to every parish*
  • Ongoing conversion
  • Faith that is shared
  • Hospitality as a way of life
  • Visible presence of the outcast & broken
  • Joy & celebration
  • Sense of mission

OCIA Fuels The Community’s 
Mission To Be Christ To The World
OCIA is a parish-wide endeavor.  The goal is to transform hearts & change the world.

*US Bishops National Pastoral Plan to Renew the Life of the Church.


Matt Gray
Director of OCIA
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