OCIA
WHAT DOES OCIA MEAN?
OCIA = ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
Formerly known as RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation. Each year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands are baptized into the Catholic Church in the United States. Parishes welcome these new Catholics through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
We, the staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, have walked with many catechumens and candidates through the years as they prepared for their Sacraments of Initiation. Our mission is to welcome, accompany, inform, and encourage each person on their path to Jesus Christ and full life in His Church.
Not Catholic?
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Desire reception of the sacraments?
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Seeking a greater understanding of your faith?
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Have questions about the Catholic Church and her teachings?
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Our staff has accumulated years of ministry experience. Each year we are blessed by this ministry as we travel the road to deeper faith with our catechumens, candidates, and those seeking a greater understanding of Christ’s Church in their lives.
We meet regularly after Mass each week in the Nazareth Center from October through Pentecost.
Catechumens are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive First Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil. Candidates seeking Confirmation and or Holy Communion celebrate those sacraments during the Easter Season. And we all benefit from their experience! The staff and those who accompany the catechumens and candidates as sponsors or inquirers are blessed by breaking open the Word of God and learning the promise of his Church. It is a great blessing to our lives of faith.
Please contact the parish office to enroll in our OCIA Program. Click below to send an email or call us at 908-889-2100.