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RCIA - WELCOME TO RCIA

- Sacraments

RCIA is the Catholic Church’s way of extending a welcome to inquirers seeking an understanding of the Catholic Faith. RCIA joins you in your faith journey and therefore the highest respect must be afforded to all who meet with our program. RCIA is a Christ centered program and therefore love must be the guide. We believe that a reasonable person using common sense (ordinary logic) can come to a solid conclusion about our faith that satisfies one’s own conscience and enables a conclusion that fulfills the deepest longings of the human heart. A program that is Christ- centered with the purpose of satisfying the deepest longings of the human soul must have no part with coercion of that soul. Christ invited and continues to invite all to his table and never forced anyone to believe him, ever. Neither will your RCIA team or the Catholic Church of which RCIA is a part.

When: Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020
Class Time: 6:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.
Where: Saint Joseph Parish Activity Center (The PAC which is in back of St Joseph’s Catholic Church on 26th St, Bryan TX 77803 - corner of Polk St.
Contact: Tom Cahill at 979 493 0550 or RCIA@stjosephbcs.org

Our first meeting will cover
1. Welcome to RCIA and presentation of class materials (at no charge).
2. RCIA staff Introductions.
3. Inquirer Introductions.
4. Break for Snack
5. Answering the question “What is the RCIA program?”
6. A brief intro to the Catholic Faith.
Our audience has in the past consisted of inquirers that are either:
1. Not Baptized or as some have said “unchurched”.
2. Baptized in another denomination (we accept Baptisms from 98% of all Christian churches)
3. Baptized Catholics taking a refresher course in their Catholic Faith.
You probably belong in one of these categories but if not or you are in any doubt at all, do not worry, please come anyway, you may very well be the greatest beneficiary of our program wherever your faith journey has taken you previously. Questions are answered as they arise. Family and friends and visitors are welcome.