{"id":9548,"date":"2025-07-20T21:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/?page_id=9548"},"modified":"2025-07-20T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:12:09","slug":"christian-initiation-of-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/christian-initiation-of-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Initiation of Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"165\" data-attachment-id=\"9549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/christian-initiation-of-adults\/right-of-christian-initiati\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Right-of-Christian-Initiati.gif\" data-orig-size=\"222,165\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Right-of-Christian-Initiati\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Right-of-Christian-Initiati.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Right-of-Christian-Initiati.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9549\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Order of Christian Initiation of Adults<\/strong> (OCIA), formerly RCIA, is the process by which adults become members of the Catholic Church. The process includes prayer and reflection, study of the Catholic faith and way of life, and special rituals along the way.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you or someone you know is thinking about joining the church, please call the church office so we can help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"registration\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To begin the process, you can start by working on this questionnaire.  Please download it with the link below or pick up a copy in the church office.  We can help if you are unsure about how to answer any question, so don&#8217;t worry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4f4feb02-eec3-4086-ac28-a9d7982f2227\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Initial-Questionnaire-for-Christian-Initiation-of-Adults-Revised-2024.pdf\">Initial Questionnaire for Christian Initiation of Adults Revised 2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Initial-Questionnaire-for-Christian-Initiation-of-Adults-Revised-2024.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4f4feb02-eec3-4086-ac28-a9d7982f2227\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reading\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to read more about the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, here are some great resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbgdiocese.org\/liturgy-worship-and-prayer\/the-rite-of-christian-initiation-of-adults\/\">https:\/\/www.hbgdiocese.org\/liturgy-worship-and-prayer\/the-rite-of-christian-initiation-of-adults\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/beliefs-and-teachings\/who-we-teach\/christian-initiation-of-adults\">https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/beliefs-and-teachings\/who-we-teach\/christian-initiation-of-adults<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), formerly RCIA, is the process by which adults become members of the Catholic Church. The process includes prayer and reflection, study of the Catholic faith and way of life, and special rituals along the way. If you or someone you know is thinking about joining the church, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/christian-initiation-of-adults\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Christian Initiation of Adults<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9548","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8ZI4x-2u0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9518,"url":"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/knights\/","url_meta":{"origin":9548,"position":0},"title":"Knights of Columbus","author":"Don M","date":"July 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"BROTHER DANIEL P. 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