• 2026-2027 Schedule

   

  OCIA 2026-2027
  OCIA Stage
  Yellow		Catechumenate
  Purple		Purification and Enlightenment
  Green		Mystagogy
  Class Day
  Green		Sunday -- 9:00 am Mass in gym or church
  Blue		Thursday -- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm in Room 21/22
  Orange		Saturday -- 8:30 am - 12:00 pm in Room 21/22
  Date	#	Topic
  9-Aug-26		Rite of Acceptance & Welcome / Breaking Open the Word (BOW)
  13-Aug-26	1	Invited #1--What Do You Seek
  15-Aug-26		Workshop - Prayer (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  16-Aug-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  20-Aug-26	2	Invited #2--How Can We Know That God Exists
  23-Aug-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  27-Aug-26	3	Invited #3--God Reveals Himelf to Us
  30-Aug-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  3-Sep-26	4	Invited #4--The Holy Trinity: God Is Love in Relationship
  6-Sep-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  10-Sep-26	5	Invited #5--If God Is Good, Why This Mess?
  13-Sep-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  17-Sep-26	6	Invited #6--Salvation History: God's Promise to Free Us
  19-Sep-26		Workshop - Scripture (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  20-Sep-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  24-Sep-26	7	Invited #7--Jesus Christ: God Becomes Man
  27-Sep-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  1-Oct-26	8	Invited #8--The Paschal Mystery: Jesus Delivers Us from Evil
  4-Oct-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  8-Oct-26	9	Invited #9--The Holy Spirit: God Dwells in Us
  11-Oct-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  15-Oct-26	10	Invited #10--Christian Prayer: God Invites Us into Relationship
  18-Oct-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  22-Oct-26	11	Invited #12--The Church: God’s Family
  24-Oct-26		Workshop - Church and Magisterium (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  25-Oct-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  29-Oct-26	12	Invited #13--The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints: Our Extended Family
  1-Nov-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  5-Nov-26	13	Invited #14--The Last Things: God Will Set All Things Right
  8-Nov-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  12-Nov-26	14	Invited #11--The Old Law and the New: Learning Freedom
  15-Nov-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  19-Nov-26	15	Invited #25--The Christian Moral Life: Knowing Right from Wrong
  21-Nov-26		Workshop - Morality (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  22-Nov-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  26-Nov-26		Thanksgiving -- NO CLASS
  29-Nov-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  3-Dec-26	16	Invited #26--The Social Doctrine of the Church and the Works of Mercy
  6-Dec-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  10-Dec-26	17	Invited #27--Introduction to Theology of the Body: Our Bodies Matter
  13-Dec-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  17-Dec-26	18	Invited #15--The Liturgy and the Sacraments: Christ with Us
  19-Dec-26		Workshop - Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  20-Dec-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  24-Dec-26		Christmas -- NO CLASS
  27-Dec-26		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  31-Dec-26		New Year's -- NO CLASS
  3-Jan-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  7-Jan-27	19	Invited #16--The Sacrament of Baptism: Christ Welcomes Us
  10-Jan-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  14-Jan-27	20	Invited #17--The Sacrament of Confirmation: The Holy Spirit Seals Us
  17-Jan-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  21-Jan-27	21	Invited #18--The Holy Eucharist: Christ Feeds Us
  24-Jan-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  28-Jan-27	22	Invited #19--The Mass: We Worship God
  30-Jan-27		Workshop - Liturgy and Mass (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  31-Jan-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  4-Feb-27	23	Invited #20--The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Christ Forgives Us
  7-Feb-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  11-Feb-27	1	Invited #21-- The Anointing of the Sick: Christ Accompanies Us in Our Weakness
  14-Feb-27		Rite of Sending (All with Sponsors) & BOW @ 9:00 am Mass
  14-Feb-27		Rite of Election & Call to Continuing Conversion (later same day, time TBD)
  18-Feb-27	2	Invited #22--The Sacrament of Holy Orders: Christ Acts Through the Clergy
  20-Feb-27		Workshop - Reconciliation (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  21-Feb-27		Penitential Rite (Candidates with Sponsors Only) / BOW @ 9:00 am Mass
  25-Feb-27	3	Invited #23--The Sacrament of Matrimony: The Domestic Church
  28-Feb-27		1st Scrutiny (Catechumens with Sponsors Only) / BOW @ 9:00 am Mass
  4-Mar-27	4	Invited #24--Liturgical Prayer and Popular Devotions
  7-Mar-27		2nd Scrutiny (Catechumens with Sponsors Only) / BOW @ 9:00 am Mass
  11-Mar-27	5	Invited #28--Discipleship and Evangelization: Sharing the Joy
  14-Mar-27		3rd Scrutiny (Catechumens with Sponsors Only)  / BOW @ 9:00 am Mass
  18-Mar-27	6	Synthesis and Q&A
  20-Mar-27		Final Retreat (8:30 am - 12:00 pm)
  21-Mar-27		Breaking Open the Word (BOW) @ 9:00 am Mass
  25-Mar-27		Holy Thursday -- NO CLASS
  26-Mar-27		Good Friday
  27-Mar-27		Preparation Rites & Rehearsal (morning TBD) / Easter Vigil (evening TBD)
  1-Apr-27	1	Introduction to Mystagogy
  8-Apr-27	2	Living Faith: Interior Life
  15-Apr-27	3	Living Faith: Mass & Confession
  22-Apr-27	4	Living Faith: Ongoing Formation
  29-Apr-27	5	Living Faith: Catholic Community
  6-May-27	6	Living Faith: Personal Apostolate
  13-May-27	7	What Do I Do Now?  The Plan of Life