The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults and Children for the 2025-2026:
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults program (OCIA) is for people who wish to inquire about the Catholic Faith and may be interested in joining the Catholic Church, or for those who are already baptized but have not yet celebrated the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation and are seeking to complete their initiation into the Catholic Faith. The OCIA program begins in September and ends shortly after Easter. Sessions are held every Monday at 7:00PM in the school building.
The Order of Christian Initiation of Children (OCIC) program is for children the age of 7 and older who have not received the Sacrament of Baptism, or for those who have been baptized Catholic or another Christian denomination, but have not celebrated First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation and have not been enrolled in a Parish School of Religion (PSR). Children and teenagers in the OCIC program will attend classes that are geared towards their age group and participate in the Sacraments of Initiation with the adults in the OCIA program at the Easter Vigil. Classes begin in September.
For more information on the OCIA/OCIC program, contact Dana Steimle in the Parish Catechetical Office at 440-886-1468, x17 or sbkpsr@gmail.com.