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1. MOST IMPORTANT 2. SIMPLE RITUALS 3. INVOLVE PEERS 4. RITE OF ACCEPTANCE 5. INVOLVE PARENTS 6. EASTER VIGIL Five ways to involve peer companions Rita Burns Senseman Including same age peer companions is a must in the children’s RCIA process (RCIA, nos. 252, 254). Here are five ways you can connect children in the
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Q. We have three adults in our formation process. One is from the Baptist tradition and the other two are active Catholic members of our parish who need only confirmation. Because they are all baptized, I understand they do not need the formal catechumenate process nor do they have to wait until the Easter Vigil.
Q&A: How do we help our candidates develop a relationship with Jesus?
Faith, Life & Creed Doctrinal Sessions gives every catechist all the resources needed to prepare a comprehensive, systematic, conversion-oriented catechesis for adults who are preparing to be initiated and for other faith formation gatherings.
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This book is an invaluable guide for priests, deacons, and all who help to prepare the rites of initiation.
Celebrating Initiation: A Guide for Priests
The catechumenate as we know it began to develop between 100 and 200 AD. The fully-structured process emerged between the third and fifth centuries. By the third century, the initiation process had become a three-year, highly-structured formation. In 315, the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. Large numbers of people began to convert to the Christian
“RCIA” stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is a ritual book, like the Rite of Confirmation, the Rite of Marriage, or the Rite of Penance. A “rite” is a liturgy. So the RCIA is a liturgy. Actually, it is several liturgies that all together form the process of initiation of adults.
Not everyone belongs in the catechumenate. Determine who is best suited to be in the catechumente process.The original drafts of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults did not really account for those who were baptized outside the Catholic Church. At first, any language about previously baptized candidates was meant to apply to Catholics who
Know the different types of baptized candidates
Create a communications plan to get everyone on board with your change vision.Without looking it up, can you tell me what your parish mission statement is? If you can, can all the members of the parish council? And what about the RCIA team? And if they can, can the parents whose children are in the
Six essential rules for communicating a new vision
Find out how your team can always be undergoing conversion.The number one roadblock for most organizations—including RCIA teams—is complacency. Allowing complacency to grow can be deadly. RCIA teams are supposed to be all about conversion. And complacency kills conversion.Most teams start out with a high level of enthusiasm for the conversion mission. And then one
Can your team recognize these six deadly barriers to conversion?
