This Sunday the Rite of Welcoming and Acceptance are celebrated at the 9:00am Mass, as the first major ritual for our candidates and catechumens in our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) process. After a period of discernment and prayer, the rite officially publicly welcomes ten people from our community who have been inquiring and studying about our faith. In this ritual, a declaration of intention to continue their faith journey is made, and the Church community symbolically claims these men and women, for Christ, by signing them with the cross.
Please joyfully welcome catechumens Kyeleen Beinlich, Chantal Borowski, Jennifer Guadarrama, Linda Heineck, Cassandra Heise, Sarah Key, Lottie Luke, & Luis Lerma as they prepare for their initiation into the Christian faith through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.
Also warmly greet candidates Charles Bender, & Kevin Luke already one with us in Baptism, who now wish to complete their Christian initiation through the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation, to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church. Please pray for our RCIA team, sponsors, candidates, & catechumens through their journey of faith this next year.
