Order of Christian Initiation for Adults is a process in which participants "undergo…conversion as they study the Bible, begin to believe in Jesus and the Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments. Sacraments are special helps that Jesus gave the Church and her members to follow and become like Him.

The language used in the OCIA process is that of the early Church formation programs. Catechumens are those people who are seeking full initiation into the Catholic Church through all of the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. Candidates are people who have been baptized in a Christian tradition but are seeking to become Catholic and receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation.

All are Welcome!

OCIA is a process of study, exploration, faith-sharing, and faith formation with specific liturgical rites and ceremonies for those who are curious. Seekers and inquirers are non-baptized adults who are exploring to becoming a member of the Roman Catholic Church  fully initiated into the Roman Catholic Church and/or baptized adult Christians who desire to be Catholic.

This process, is marked by regular ritual acts or ceremonies, participants are introduced to the Mass, the teachings, and the life of the Catholic Church.

Adults or older children who were baptized in another Christian denomination prepare in a similar way for the sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist during their reception into the Catholic Church.