What is RCIA?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the term for the way in which adults are initiated into full membership with the Roman Catholic Church. To become a Catholic Christian requires learning certain information, but more importantly it requires the process of formation inot the Catholic Christian way of life; a task which involves and concerns the entire parish community.
Here at Bellarmine, RCIA sessions are held year round on Thursday evenings from 7 - 9 PM in the parish Center. The ongoing format allows an interested person to start at any time. The length of time that a person remains in the process is subject to individual circumstances.
Some adults who come to RCIA have very little knowledge of Christian beliefs. Others have a background in Christianity, but were never baptized. Still others were baptized, and participated in one of the many diverse Christian denominations. They now wish to be "in full communion" with the Catholic Church.
Occasionally there are those adults who were baptized Catholic as infants, but never received the sacraments of confirmation and first Eucharist. They too can participate in the RCIA to complete their initiations.
For more information on joining the RCIA process at Bellarmine, contact Jim Crosby at 745-3317.