RCIA - Page 15

SeekNFind · #**211** Jan 12, '12, 8:29 pm

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Originally Posted by jwinch2

Its not too big of an issue though I would suggest that you try to be active in the parish that you are coming into the Church with. One of my great regrets is that my wife and I were forced to move within a few months of being confirmed last Easter. We had begun to become quite active in the parish and in the local university Catholic Center.

I think that you might find as you get closer to Lent and then Easter, that you start to become very close to the people going through RCIA as well as the team and the sponsors. At least, I hope you do.

Peace,

Thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely check their bulletin the next time I go to church to see what they have going on. I know we're supposed to be doing more social things in RCIA so I look forward to that.

KimberlyAnn0218 · #**212** Jan 14, '12, 9:10 pm

God bless!

SeekNFind · #**213** Feb 13, '12, 6:38 pm

Where is everybody? Hope everyone is ok! Lent is on the horizon and we are barreling towards Easter! I'm getting a little nervous. . .

One bit of good news, I casually asked my mother if she would be coming to see me get baptized, receive communion and get confirmed and she said she would.

It wasn't a rousing yes, but it was a yes. We'll see if she follows through. . .LOL.

jwinch2 · #**214** Feb 13, '12, 7:07 pm

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Originally Posted by SeekNFind

Where is everybody? Hope everyone is ok! Lent is on the horizon and we are barreling towards Easter! I'm getting a little nervous. . .

One bit of good news, I casually asked my mother if she would be coming to see me get baptized, receive communion and get confirmed and she said she would.

It wasn't a rousing yes, but it was a yes. We'll see if she follows through. . .LOL.

Glad to hear that you are still going strong. Hopefully others will chime in and give us an update as to how they are doing also. Lent is a great time of year and the lead up to Easter is fantastic. There will likely be a ton of things going on in your parish. My advice would be to try to do as many of them as you can, particularly during Holy Week.

Peace and God bless,

texasmavs1985 · #**215** Mar 1, '12, 6:34 pm

My RCIA class is doing great. The class is very small but we all interact during class which is good for someone like me that is converting over from a protestant church to Catholicism. I feel every week that I attend mass and the class that my faith is getting stronger (considering I spent about 6 1/2 years away from the church). Can't wait to be confirmed.

jwinch2 · #**216** Mar 1, '12, 7:37 pm

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Originally Posted by texasmavs1985

My RCIA class is doing great. The class is very small but we all interact during class which is good for someone like me that is converting over from a protestant church to Catholicism. I feel every week that I attend mass and the class that my faith is getting stronger (considering I spent about 6 1/2 years away from the church). Can't wait to be confirmed.

Awesome news! Easter will be here before you know it!

asd72 · #**217** Mar 2, '12, 8:45 am

RCIA is going well for me. We've moved from bible study to a series by CTS going through Catholic teaching.

Battling my occasional Catholic doubts related usually to things such as the sex scandal and other such things in the history of the Church. Fr Baron summed it up best when he mentioned how we hold a treasure in clay vessels, and his teaching in this area has helped.

Looking forward to Easter Vigil and trying to improve my inherent lack of disipline and in particular my prayer life before then.

I hope everyone else is going well.

sw85 · #**218** Mar 2, '12, 8:58 am

My RCIA has been alright. I prefer it when our deacons teach, they have a gift for it. Unfortunately, none of the other speakers have been particularly engaging. They seem to have a very difficult time staying on topic, much less relaying the most important information to us. The one exception was the fellow who came from the diocese for a class on theology of the body, which was very good. I guess I should just be glad that nothing overtly pernicious or heretical has been taught, which seems to happen in at least some RCIA classes.

I think I will volunteer to do a class or two next year. I'm knowledgeable enough and have a gift for public speaking. May as well put it to use.

Marie5890 · #**219** Mar 2, '12, 12:05 pm

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Originally Posted by sw85

I think I will volunteer to do a class or two next year. I'm knowledgeable enough and have a gift for public speaking. May as well put it to use.

That is exactly what is needed often in RCIA. People to teach it who have been thru it and understand what is needed. I did that very thing myself.

God Bless and may the rest of your Lenten journey towards Easter Vigil be fruitful, even if your classes leave a bit to be desired.

Joe Kelley · #**220** Mar 2, '12, 4:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Marie5890

That is exactly what is needed often in RCIA. People to teach it who have been thru it and understand what is needed. I did that very thing myself.

God Bless and may the rest of your Lenten journey towards Easter Vigil be fruitful, even if your classes leave a bit to be desired.

It is a definite asset to have some who have gone through the process on the RCIA team. The rest of us may have the knowledge, but it needs one who has been through the process to see it from the recipient's point of view. I learned a lot of the answers so long ago that I no longer remember the questions.,

Balian · #**221** Mar 6, '12, 7:24 am

Easter Vigil is fast approaching and I am truly excited. My RCIA class participated in the Rite of Election the First Sunday of Lent. Last weekend I attended a Catholic Men's Conference with a group from my parish and it was so uplifting. At the conference priests were available for those who desired to do confession and so I was able to make my first confession in preparation for the Easter Vigil. Everything is going well with my class and hope that the same is true of everyone else here. God bless!

jwinch2 · #**222** Mar 6, '12, 8:04 am

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Originally Posted by Balian

Easter Vigil is fast approaching and I am truly excited. My RCIA class participated in the Rite of Election the First Sunday of Lent. Last weekend I attended a Catholic Men's Conference with a group from my parish and it was so uplifting. At the conference priests were available for those who desired to do confession and so I was able to make my first confession in preparation for the Easter Vigil. Everything is going well with my class and hope that the same is true of everyone else here. God bless!

Awesome!

domandcarols · #**223** Mar 6, '12, 5:50 pm

Still praying for all of you!

Hmgbrd · #**224** Mar 7, '12, 8:00 am

Thank you. I am really needing your prayers at this point.

SeekNFind · #**225** Mar 18, '12, 6:48 pm

Can anyone recommend any books to supplement the catechism and the Bible? I'm thinking about Rome Sweet Home because it seems to be very highly rated. I don't know exactly what I'm looking for, but for something to help deepen my knowledge about Catholicism and discover what other writers/acholars have to say about the subject. Thanks! Hope everyone is doing well.