Date | Day | Time | Session Topic |
09/29/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Introduction to OCIA, Faith Stories |
10/06/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Catholicism 101/What does it mean to be Catholic? |
10/13/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | The Creed, The Holy Trinity, and Faith |
10/20/24 | Sunday | ************* | No RCIA/OCIA Class ………MEA Break |
10/27/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | The Story of Salvation History |
11/03/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Divine Revelation and Sacred Scripture – Father Bauer |
11/10/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Who is God? (Our Heavenly Father) |
11/17/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Advent Wreath Activity & The Holy Trinity |
11/24/24 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………Thanksgiving Break |
12/01/24 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………Thanksgiving Break |
12/08/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Who is Jesus Christ? (Life, Ministry, Paschal Mystery) (Discuss the Rite of Welcome) |
12/15/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Rite of Welcome @ 10:30 Mass (Please meet in the church hall 15 minutes before Mass) (Dismissal, class begins) Who is the Holy Spirit? (Pentecost, Gifts, Fruits) - Blessed Virgin Mary |
12/22/24 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | What is the Church (Four Marks, Communion of Saints) |
12/29/24 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………Christmas Break |
01/05/25 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………New Year’s Break |
01/12/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Last Things (Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell) |
01/19/25 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………Martin Luther King Break |
01/26/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Liturgy and the Mass & Seasons of the Liturgical Year (Church Tour) |
02/02/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Sacraments of Initiation Part 1: Baptism & Confirmation |
02/09/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Sacraments of Initiation Part 2: The Eucharist |
02/16/25 | Sunday | ************* | No OCIA Class ………Presidents Day/Mid-Winter Break |
02/23/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Sacraments of Initiation Part 3: The Eucharist Part 2 |
03/02/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation/Anointing of the Sick |
03/09/25 | Sunday | 10:30am – 11:30am | Rite of Sending @ 10:30 Mass (Dismissal, class begins) Practice Rite of Election. Sacraments of Service: Marriage & Holy Orders (Practice the Right of Sending) |
03/09/25 | Sunday | TBD (usually @ 2 or 3 PM | Rite of Election with the Bishop at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis (in the afternoon) |
03/16/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | The Moral Life Part 1 (Introduction; Commandments 1-3) |
03/23/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Scrutiny 1 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) The Moral Life Part 2 – Catholic teaching on Sexuality (Commandments 4-10) |
03/30/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Scrutiny 2 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) Introduction to Prayer; Having a Relationship with God |
04/06/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Scrutiny 3 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) Catholicism and other Christian Traditions |
04/13/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Holy Week Overview – Reconciliation Review - The Saints and Mary |
04/19/25 | Saturday | around 8 PM | Easter Vigil – Baptism, Confirmation & Holy Eucharist |
04/27/25 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm | Discipleship and Next steps/Lunch with Fr. Bauer/ Q and A with Fr. Bauer |
Date | Day | Time | Liturgical Activity |
12/15/24 | Sunday | 10:30 AM | Rite of Welcome (Dismissal/Class) at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass |
03/09/25 | Sunday | 10:30 AM | Rite of Sending (Dismissal/Class) at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass |
03/09/25 | Sunday | TBD | Rite of Election with the Bishop at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis |
03/23/25 | Sunday | 10:30 AM | Scrutiny 1 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) |
03/30/25 | Sunday | 10:30 AM | Scrutiny 2 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) |
04/06/25 | Sunday | 10:30 AM | Scrutiny 3 (Dismissal) (For Catechumens only) |
Date | Day | Time | Liturgical Activity |
04/17/25 | Holy Thursday | TBD | Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Catechumens & Candidates get their feet washed) |
04/18/25 | Good Friday | TBD | Veneration of the Cross |
04/19/25 | Holy Saturday | TBD | Rehearsal and 1st Reconciliation for Candidates |
04/19/25 | Holy Saturday | 8:00 PM | Easter Vigil Mass - Holy Saturday Rites and Reception into the Church |