Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
Liturgy Dates for 2025:
- Saturday, March 8th, 9:30am — Christ the King, Ann Arbor
- Saturday, March 8th, 2:00pm — Church of the Holy Family, Grand Blanc
- Sunday, March 9th, 3:00pm — The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Lansing
The Submission of Names Form will be posted during Advent 2024.
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Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) Formation Day 2024
Following Christ: OCIA Formation Day
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one comes to the Father except by Me." John 14:6
Priests, Deacons, OCIA Directors, DREs, Catechists, and their team members are invited to the 2024 OCIA Formation Day where each parish will receive a copy of the Ritual Edition of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. As the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) puts it, the “model for all catechesis is the baptismal catechumenate,” so this will be enlightening to all (GDC 59).
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/OCIADay
With the new translation of the OCIA out on November 1st, we’re afforded a wonderful opportunity to refresh our understanding of the rites and the process of Christian Initiation.
Dr. Bill Keimig and Dr. Scott Sollom, both from Franciscan University and consultants in the process of the new OCIA translation, will lead us through the new OCIA text, highlighting what’s distinct in the new translation and helping us renew our minds in the mind of the Church as we endeavor to bring people to the feet of Jesus, “for it is in the sacraments, especially in the Eucharist, that Christ Jesus works in fullness for the transformation of human beings” (CT 23).
When: November 9th, 2024, from 8 am to 4 pm
Where: St. Patrick’s in Brighton—Parish Life Center
Cost: $20/person
Please contact Emma Rose Fisher at erfisher@dioceseoflansing.org with any questions or concerns.
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RCIA FORMATION RESOURCES:
Access Presentations From the RCIA Conference at Mundelein Seminary in 2021 HERE
Videos of Fall 2021-Spring 2022 RCIA Formation with Dr. Keimig:
*PDF Handouts for this year's formation sessions can be found in the lower right corner of this page under "Resources"
Fall 2020-Spring 2021 RCIA Formation with Dr. Keimig
Below is a link to the PDF Handout for the Liturgical Aspects of Formation
Below is the link Link to the PDF Handout for the Catechetical Aspects of Formation
Below is the link to the PDF Handout for the Pastoral Approach of Formation
Due to technical difficulties, we do not have the video of the last session. We do, however, have the link to the Handout for the Final Wrap Up Session of Formation. Thank you for your understanding.