5100 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803
Rectory: 252 Granada Ave., Long Beach, Ca. 90803
Tel: 562-438-3826; Fax 562-438-2227
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.)
Coordinator: Earl Lovett (562)439-3198
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RITE OF
CHRISTIAN INITIATION
OF ADULTS
Contact us: rcia@sblb.org
We are pleased that you have shown an interest in
St. Bartholomew and the R.C.I.A. process.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
WHAT IS RCIA? It is the Rite of
Chrisitan Initiation of Adults.
The RCIA process, in effect since
1966, is a restoration of the sacramental order
(Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) that the early
Christian Church used to bring people into membership.
The RCIA aims to foster and deepen one’s conversion
to Jesus Christ, as well as assist them in becoming
a Roman Catholic. Every September, the
RCIA begins an initiation process that concludes
when Catechumens (never baptized) and Candidates
(baptized in another denomination) are received into
full communion with the Church during the Easter
Vigil. This Sunday, September 11th, the first of three
steps in the initiation process will commence with the
Rite of Acceptance at the 9:30 Mass. During this Rite,
Inquirers declare their intention to the parish community
and the Church declares its acceptance of the
Inquirers as Catechumens and candidates.
Please
join the RCIA team in welcoming and supporting our
new Catechumens and Candidates as they begin
their faith journey. For information about our program,
please call: Earl Lovett (562)439-3198.
or email: rcia@sblb.org
RCIA—SPONSOR FORMATION
Have you been a sponsor, or are you thinking about
becoming one? Are you a practicing Catholic and a
person of faith? The ministry of the sponsor in the initiation
process for the Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA) assists in bringing people to know Jesus
through the Church. If you are a good listener and are
warm, open, friendly, and nonjudgmental, you possess
the basic qualities needed to become a sponsor. A
sponsor training seminar will be held later this summer.
We encourage you to join our team. After all, God provides
the gifts needed so that the Church might grow
and initiate new members!
RCIA—CATECHISTS
Are you someone who looks for connections between
God’s action and human life? Do you enjoy sharing
your life and faith with others? Are you willing to grow
in your own knowledge and understanding of Catholic
teachings? These are essential qualities for a catechist.
Catechists are teachers of religious education
and ministers of the Word. The Rite of Christian Initiation
of Adults (RCIA) is assembling its catechetical
team for this fall. A short training program is scheduled
for late summer for adult RCIA catechists.
For more information about these enriching and faithfilled
ministries, please call Earl Lovett 562-439-3198.
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