RCIA Schedule 2009 - 2010

September ~ October ~ November ~ December ~ January ~ February
~ March ~ April ~ May

Period of Inquiry ~ Period of the Catechumenate
Period of Purification and Enlightenment ~ Mystagogy

Period of Inquiry
Date	Time	Topic	Presenter
09/09/09-Wed.	8:00	Introductions and Coffee	RCIA Team
09/16/09-Wed.	8:00	The Creed	Don
09/23/09-Wed.	8:00	Hierarchy of Truths	Terry
09/30/09-Wed.	8:00	Jesus Christ	Fr. David
10/07/09-Wed.	8:00	The Trinity	Fr. David
10/14/09-Wed.	8:00	Overview of the Sacraments	Don
10/21/09-Wed.	8:00	Prayer	Terry
10/28/09-Wed.	8:00	Saints	Jim
11/04/09-Wed	8:00	The Last Things	Fr. Ralph
11/11/09-Wed.	8:00	Navigating the Scriptures	Don
11/18/09-Wed.	8:00	The Liturgical Year and the Advent Season	Terry & Don
11/25/09-Wed.		NO RCIA
12/02/09-Wed	8:00	Preparation for the Rite of Acceptance (Sponsors)	Terry
Period of the Catechumenate
Date	Time	Topic	Presenter
12/06/09-Sun.	9:30	RITE OF ACCEPTANCE—Dismissal (Sponsors)
12/9/09-Wed.	8:00	Sacrament of Marriage	Jim
12/13/09-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
12/16/09-Wed.	8:00	Mary and Her Role in the Church	Fr. Ralph
12/20/09-Sun.	8:00	Dismissal
12/23/09-Wed.	8:00	Advent Reflection and Social	All
12/27/09-Sun.		No Dismissal
12/30/09-Wed.	8:00	Christmas Holidays – NO MEETING
01/03/10-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
01/06/10-Wed.	8:00	Sacraments of Initiation	Don
01/10/10-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
01/13/10-Wed.	8:00	Believing in the Eucharist: The Center of the Church’s Life	Terry
01/17/10- Sun	TBA	Dismissal
01/20/10-Wed	8:00	Celebrating the Eucharist: Meaning, Parts of the Mass	Terry
01/24/10-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
01/27/10-Wed.	8:00	Celebrating the Eucharist: The Environment, Tour of the Church	Don
01/31/10-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
02/03/10-Wed	8:00	Living the Eucharist: Leading the Eucharistic Life	Terry
02/07/10-Sun.	TBA	Dismissal
02/10//10-Wed.	8:00	The Liturgical Year and the Season of Lent	Terry & Don
02/12-14/10	TBA	RETREAT (Sponsors encouraged to attend)	Team
02/17/10-Wed.	8:00	ASH WEDNESDAY Prep for Rite of Election (Sponsors)	Team
Period of Purification and Enlightenment
Date	Time	Topic	Presenter
02/20/10-Sat.	5:00 PM Mass	RITE OF SENDING (Sponsors) Dismissal
02/21/10-Sun.	3:00 PM	RITE OF ELECTION (Sponsors) Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, DC)
02/24//10-Wed.	8:00	Preparation for Penitential Rite	Don
02/28/10-Sun 2nd Sun/Lent	9:30	Penitential Rite—Candidates (Sponsors) Dismissal
3/03/10-Wed	8:00	Prep. For Scrutinies/Intercessory Prayers	Don
03/07/10-Sat. 3rd Sun/Lent	11:15 Mass	FIRST SCRUTINY (Sponsors) Dismissal
03/10/10- Wed	7:30 Mass	PRESENTATION OF CREED Catholic Morality	Jim
03/14/10-Sun. 4th Sun/Len	5:00 Mass	SECOND SCRUTINY (Sponsors) Dismissal
03/17/10-Wed.	8:00	Sin and Reconciliation--   What Catholics Believe	Fr. Ralph
03/21/10-Sun 5th Sun/Lent	9:30	THIRD SCRUTINY (Sponsors)
03/24/10-Wed	7:30 Mass	PRESENTATION OF LORD’S PRAYER How to Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation	Team
03/27/10- Sat	TBA	SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION	Priests
03/28/10- Sun (Palm Sunday)		No Dismissal
03/31/10-Wed.	8:00	The Triduum	Don
04/01/10-Thurs.	7:30	Holy Thursday
04/02/10-Fri.	7:30	Good Friday
04/03/10-Sat.	AM-TBA	Practice for Easter Vigil (Sponsors)	Team & Joan Treacy
04/03/10-Sat	TBA	EASTER VIGIL (Sponsors)
Mystagogy
Date	Time	Topic	Presenter
04/07/10-Wed.	8:00	Sharing: The Easter Experience	All
04/14/10-Wed.	8:00	History of the Church	Jim
04/21/10-Wed.	8:00	The Rosary and Other Catholic Prayers Devotions and Sacramental	Carol Kohan
04/28/10-Wed.	8:00	Ministry at St. Francis	Parish Members
05/05/10-Wed.	8:00	Home Mass	Fr. David

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