RCIA

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Are you a member of another Christian faith who is seeking to join the Catholic Church?
Are you a baptized Catholic who has not received First Communion or Confirmation?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process of initiation into the Catholic Community of Faith for those interested in becoming Catholic. This process enables the study of the Gospels, Catholic teaching, Christian values, and the development and deepening of a life of prayer and action with the support and involvement of the parish community.  It is about the everyday conversion that all disciples of Christ are called to experience. Participants of RCIA will be prepared to receive the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. They may also receive Baptism if they have not already been baptized in a Christian faith.

Topics studied in preparation for receiving the sacraments include creation, salvation, the afterlife, the Trinity, the saints, our Blessed Mother, prayer, the seven sacraments, the Ten Commandments, and moral principles of our faith. We use a year-round teaching model, so those interested are welcome to join at any point throughout the year. Please contact Dcn C. Louis Feté at (850) 386-8715 or [email protected] if you or someone you know would like to learn more.

Do you have a child age seven or older who has not been baptized?

Children not baptized as infants and who have attained the use of reason and are of catechetical age are to be prepared for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist according to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults [RCIA, #252]. 

Children part of the RCIA for Children program will learn about the Catholic Faith in preparation of receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

If children have been baptized in another Christian Faith (done in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit), their baptism is recognized by the Catholic Church. They will prepare to receive first Holy Communion upon completion of the program.

Please contact Rosie Beasley at (850) 222-1321 or [email protected] if you are interested in RCIA for your child.