St. Patrick's Church

Staten Island, NY

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R.C.I.A.

- Education
  - St. Patrick's School
    
    School News
    St. Patrick's School Website
  - Religious Education
    
    Information & Registration
    Required Forms
    Weekly HW
    Procedures for Mass Attendance
    Calendar
    Confirmation Assignment Handbook
    Community Service Hours Form
    Act of Contrition Prayer
    Required COVID Screening Form
    "Formed: Netflix for Catholics"
  - Becoming Catholic
  - R.C.I.A.

R.C.I.A.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults/Adolescents is for anyone:
- who has never been Baptized and is considering the Catholic Faith;
- who has been Baptized in another Christian denomination and is now interested in becoming a Catholic;
- who has been Baptized Catholic, but has not received Confirmation or First Communion.
The R.C.I.A. is not a program, but a sacramental formation process that prepares individuals and communities for a particular way of life. Conversion is at the heart of this way of life. The formation process facilitates the conversion experience, which happens when we allow God to love us enough that God reforms us.