OCIA | Order of Christian Initiation for Adults
Do you have questions about the Catholic faith? Are you interested becoming Catholic? Are you a Catholic adult and have yet to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, then welcome! We gladly invite you to partake in this year’s OCIA class. Consider joining us to explore, engage and learn more of a life shared with Christ Jesus in our Communion of Faith.
We will begin classes Tuesday, September 22, 2026 in the Parish Center (entrance facing Woodland Way) from 7:00pm – 8:15pm and meet each Tuesday through April 27th.
What is OCIA?
OCIA is the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults and is the process by which adults can enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. Those who wish to become Catholic are received every year at the Easter Vigil Mass.
It is a process of prayerful discernment and instruction by which adults examine the heart and mystery of Jesus Christ and his embodied family he founded in the Roman Catholic Church. The OCIA program seeks to serve anyone (whether Catholic or non-Catholic) who respectively wish to know and understand more of the Faith’s contents and teachings.
Registration
Before beginning the process, please complete the registration form. Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or call the parish office at 703-978-8074.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” – Matthew 11:28-30
