RCIA Team Members and the Assembly

Making a meal involves a process: first, you read the recipe and make a shopping list; next, you go to the store; then you load and unload the groceries; lastly, you prepare the meal itself. Just as preparing a meal, preparing to become a Catholic involves a process. During this process those in the RCIA ministry accompany RCIA participants along their faith journey.   Together, RCIA Directors and Team Members  help to create the “banquet” that God is fashioning for you.

• RCIA Planning:  Four Periods of RCIA/Espanol Year-Round RCIA Initiation Model/Espanol
• RCIA Team Resources
• RCIA:  Articles, Videos, Power Points, and Websites of Interest

RCIA Initiation: is the work of the whole assembly, not just the team…

However, those in the parish community do not necessarily know this!   Therefore, part of the RCIA team’s outreach and educational efforts to the parish-at-large include bulletin inserts and announcements.  Take a look at these two examples of bulletin inserts.

Consider inviting the Assembly to pray for the participants of RCIA by using the attached prayer cards. As the Rite of Christian Initiation unfolds, the prayers of the Assembly offer great support to the catechumens and candidates.

Additionally, you may wish to acquire a copy of Sunday Dismissals for the RCIA, by Mary K. Milne. This resource provides Prayers of the Faithful which are focused on the RCIA participants, as well as dismissal prayers for use when the catechumens leave Sunday Mass after the homily.