{"id":460,"date":"2017-02-22T02:32:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T08:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stphils.com\/church\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:05:34","slug":"become-catholic-ocia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stphils.com\/church\/faith-formation\/adult\/become-catholic-ocia\/","title":{"rendered":"OCIA (formerly RCIA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, O.C.I.A., (formerly called R.C.I.A.) is for non-Catholics, Catholics who are not Confirmed, and Catholics interested in learning more about the foundation of our beliefs. Classes offer the opportunity to discover or deepen your relationship with God through time in scripture, study, prayer and fellowship.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>From the time of the apostles, becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages. This journey can be covered rapidly or slowly, but certain essential elements will always have to be present: Proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic Communion.\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: right; color: #333333; font-size: 17px;\">-Catechism of the Catholic Church\u00a01229<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The program begins in September, meets weekly, and culminates at the Easter Vigil Mass in the spring.\u00a0 For those desire to do so, reception into the Church and of the Sacraments is done during the Easter Vigil Mass. However, there is no obligation to join the Church if you attend the classes.<\/p>\n<p>Weekly classes are held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. However, we are not limited by this time frame. To inquire, contact the parish office at parish@stphils.com or 309-682-8642.<\/p>\n<p>Our 2025-26 classes begin with a &#8220;Come and See&#8221; introductory night on Tuesday, August 26 at\u00a0 6:30p.m. in the parish center banquet room.<\/p>\n<h1>Resources<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordonfire.org\/\">Word on Fire: Videos and Articles on Catholicism and Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EWTN: Global Catholic Network<\/p>\n<p>Vatican-Pope Francis<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Church in America<\/p>\n<p>www.catholicscomehome.org<\/p>\n<div class=\"rica-left\">\n<h2>Please contact me about OCIA&#8230;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"rica-form\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f573-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"573\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/460#wpcf7-f573-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"573\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f573-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7dtx_version\" value=\"5.0.5\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"frm-row\">\n<div class=\"frm-span-4\"><div class=\"frm\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Name*\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"frm-span-4\"><div class=\"frm\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Email Address*\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"frm-span-4\"><div class=\"frm\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"phone\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Phone Number*\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"phone\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"frm-row\">\n<div class=\"frm-span-4\"><div class=\"frm rec\"><div id=\"cf7sr-69f8990046de3\" class=\"cf7sr-g-recaptcha\" data-theme=\"light\" data-type=\"image\" data-size=\"normal\" data-sitekey=\"6Le1VHMUAAAAAG7IDsgQ4KnPFokYoIyI52fSKCHp\"><\/div><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap cf7sr-recaptcha\" data-name=\"cf7sr-recaptcha\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cf7sr-recaptcha\" value=\"\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"frm-span-4\"><div class=\"submit-row\"><div class=\"submit-btn\"><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"RSVP!\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, O.C.I.A., (formerly called R.C.I.A.) is for non-Catholics, Catholics who are not Confirmed, and Catholics interested in learning more about the foundation of our beliefs. 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