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St. Nicholas Catholic Church
Becoming Catholic
Are you curious about the Catholic Faith? Are you married to a Catholic and care to know more about the faith of your spouse? Or you have friends or family members attending Mass etc. and don't 'get it'!
Maybe you stopped attending Mass a while back and are thinking about coming to church again?
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Questions about the Catholic Church?
RCIA is a process which prepares people for full initiation into the Catholic Church.
If you have a curiosity or deepening interest in the Catholic Church – maybe now is the time to take a serious look at the Catholic Faith.
At St. Nicholas, the RCIA program starts each autumn in late September or early October. We start with a five week introduction into the Catholic faith, briefly touching on the foundational ideas. This gives people an opportunity to explore for themselves if the Catholic faith resonates with them.
For those who wish to proceed and move forward, we then move into five sections of five weeks each, that introduce the pillars of the Catholic faith – scripture, sacraments, the creed, morality, and prayer and spirituality. Most evenings start with a presentation followed by small group discussion and closing with a time of Adoration, which is a quiet time of prayer of reflection and prayer in the presence of the Lord.
The group is composed of those who want to learn more about the Catholic faith and parishioners of St. Nicholas who are there to support all the newcomers.
We meet Tuesday evenings from 7pm – 9pm at the church.
Before beginning the formal RCIA journey each newcomer will meet with
Father John McCarthy or Father Gordon Cook, our parish priests. They will assist each person, on an individual basis, in a process of discernment about formally joining the Catholic Church. They will help each one to tailor the RCIA journey to their personal needs.
For more information please contact:
Rev. John McCarthy or Nancy Clark at the parish office, 604.513.0300
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