2008-2009 SEAS RCIA Schedule
This is the TENTATIVE schedule for the year.
Thursday classes are 7:00-9:00pm in Classrooms 133-134. Please read the assigned chapters in We Believe and come prepared with your questions.
Dismissals will take place at 9:45 Mass every weekend from January 4th through March 29th. All those planning to accept Baptism and/or Confirmation at the Easter Vigil are expected to attend these dismissals.
| Topic | Pre-reading | |||||
| Period of Inquiry | Thursday | Sep 4 | 7:00pm | Welcome, introductions | ||
| (Precatechumenate) | Thursday | Sep 11 | 7:00pm | Why did You Come? | ||
| Thursday | Sep 18 | 7:00pm | Introduction to Prayer | |||
| Thursday | Sep 25 | 7:00pm | Our World & Our God | Chapter 1 | ||
| Thursday | Oct 2 | 7:00pm | Our Religious Tradition (Old Testament) |
Chapter 2 | ||
| Thursday | Oct 9 | 7:00pm | Jesus Enters Our Tradition | Chapter 3 | ||
| Sunday | Oct 12 | 9:45am | Rite of Acceptance | |||
| Period of | Thursday | Oct 16 | 7:00pm | Jesus in His Followers and His Word (New Testament) |
Chapter 4 | |
| Catechumenate | Thursday | Oct 23 | 7:00pm | Prayer | Chapter 15 | |
| Thursday | Oct 30 | 7:00pm | The Church - Jesus Unites Us To The Trinity | Chapter 5 | ||
| Thursday | Nov 6 | 7:00pm | Jesus Gives Us Communion With The Saints | Chapter 6 | ||
| Thursday | Nov 13 | 7:00pm | Jesus Brings Us to Fullness Of Life | Chapter 7 | ||
| Thursday | Nov 20 | 7:00pm | Sinfulness | |||
| Thursday | Nov 27 | No class - Thanksgiving | ||||
| Thursday | Dec 4 | 7:00pm | Grace from the Sacraments | |||
| Thursday | Dec 11 | 7:00pm | Christ in His Sacraments - Baptism | Chapter 8 | ||
| Thursday | Dec 18 | No class - Christmas break | ||||
| Thursday | Jan 1 | No class - Christmas break | ||||
| Thursday | Jan 8 | 7:00pm | Confirmation | Chapter 8 | ||
| Thursday | Jan 15 | 7:00pm | The Eucharist - Christ's Meal and Sacrifice | Chapter 9 | ||
| Thursday | Jan 22 | 7:00pm | Reconciliation - Jesus Forgives | Chapter 10 | ||
| Saturday | Jan 24 | 9:00am- 3:00pm |
Retreat at SEAS | |||
| Thursday | Jan 29 | 7:00pm | The Anointing of the Sick - Jesus Heals | Chapter 11 | ||
| Thursday | Feb 5 | 7:00pm | The Priesthood - Jesus Ministers | Chapter 12 | ||
| Thursday | Feb 12 | 7:00pm | Marriage - Christ Shares God's Love With Us | Chapter 13 | ||
| Period of | Thursday | Feb 19 | 7:00pm | Morality - Jesus Guides Us Through Life | Chapter 14 | |
| Purification & | Wednesday | Feb 25 | 7:00pm | Ash Wednesday | ||
| Enlightenment | Thursday | Feb 26 | 7:00pm | Walking in light of faith | Click here | |
| Sunday | Mar 1 | Rite of Election - Click here for directions | ||||
| Thursday | Mar 5 | 7:00pm | The Woman at the Well | |||
| Thursday | Mar 12 | 7:00pm | The Man Born Blind | |||
| Thursday | Mar 9 | No class - Spring break | ||||
| Thursday | Mar 26 | 7:00pm | Lazarus | |||
| Thursday | Apr 2 | 7:00pm | Class Presentation - Who are the Saints? | |||
| Sunday | Apr 5 | Palm Sunday | ||||
| Tuesday | Apr 7 | 7:00pm | Vigil Rehearsal | |||
| Thursday | Apr 9 | Holy Thursday | ||||
| Friday | Apr 10 | Good Friday | ||||
| Saturday | Apr 11 | evening | Easter Vigil | |||
| Sunday | Apr 12 | Easter | ||||
| Mystagogia | Thursday | Apr 16 | 7:00pm | Easter reflection | ||
| Thursday | Apr 23 | 7:00pm | Being Catholic in a Non-Catholic Society | |||
| Thursday | Apr 30 | 7:00pm | Where will your Faith take you next? | |||
| Thursday | May 7 | 7:00pm | How can we reach out to others? | |||
| Thursday | May 14 | 7:00pm | Prepare the liturgy | |||
| Thursday | May 21 | 7:00pm | Mass with Father | |||
| Thursday | May 28 | 6:00pm | Potluck dinner and party | |||
| Sunday | May 31 | Pentecost |