Should anyone wish to be fully initiated into our faith - please call the Religious Education Office. (973) 948-7004.
The Catholic Church continually welcomes new members. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the Church’s process of welcoming those new adult members to grow in their faith and enter into full communion.
The R.C.I.A. program is also for those baptized or Catholics who, for some reason, never received the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Confirmation.
The R.C.I.A. is the experience through which the Catholic community:
Baptizes new adult members
Receives those adults from another faith tradition who want to be members of the Catholic Church.
We also encourage any adult who has been Baptized Catholic and received their First Eucharist and wishes to be a fully initiated Catholic to join us in preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Preparation consists of an initial interview and sessions on topics of Catholicism.
We generally meet for these sessions at the convenience of those involved. Both R.C.I.A. and Adult Confirmation are adult faith sharing processes which usually begin in September with interviewing and sessions starting in October.
To have any of your questions answered, you are invited to call the Religious Education Office at 973-948-7004 and leave your name and number and your call will be returned by Alex Sousa, our RCIA/Adult Confirmation Coordinator as soon as possible.
Upon completion of preparation for those sacraments, the candidates receive them at the Easter Vigil, or at one of the Sunday Masses of the Easter Season.
FYI - One cannot serve as a Godparent or Confirmation Sponsor unless fully initiated - Confirmed.
Any adult parishioner is welcome to attend R.C.I.A. sessions, where we will be examining our understanding of how our religion and our faith in God is a part of our lives.