Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Michelangelo's famous painting "The Conversion of St. Paul" captures a moment of blinding revelation along the road to Damascus. Saul was transformed from a persecutor of early Christians into Christianity's most effective apostle to the Greek and Roman world.

Our own journeys of faith can lead along straight paths, but they are just as likely to take us over rocky roads with some rather dramatic twists and turns. Some of us have been gifted by our families with a strong faith in Christ nourished in tradition and community. Others will discover Jesus in the most unexpected places, at unexpected times and in the most unlikely people. Our lives progress along different roads from childhood to old age. Along that journey, our experience of God is shaped by our experience of life. If we are open to God's whispered summons, we will find ourselves drawn ever closer to His love.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is our parish community's welcoming outreach to anyone whose faith journey has led them to investigate the beliefs of the Catholic Church, and we welcome anyone who might wish to join us in worship and communion. The RCIA provides no-obligation meetings with a member of our inquiry team during which an inquirer may reflect on their spiritual journey and how God is calling them.  For those who choose to continue, the RCIA offers  opportunities for developing a deeper faith and a confident understanding of Catholic beliefs, primarily by experiencing how we Catholics live our faith.  

The RCIA  is designed for adults, teens and children who are seven years old or older and have not been baptized.  

A modified RCIA process is  available for adults, teens and children who are seven years old or older and have been baptized in another Christian denomination, and also for baptized Catholics over the age of eleven or twelve, who have not celebrated First Communion.

Please contact Sheryl Zabel at 585-388-5433 or at Sheryl.Zabel@dor.org for further information.