Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens

RCITeens is a 2 year program which aims at helping teens become fully initiated Catholics.

This program is for:

• Children in 7th Grade or older who have not been in or have not attended the standard sequence of religion classes and are in need of Sacraments.
• Teens who have never been baptized or are from another religious faith and are interested in exploring the possibility of becoming a Catholic.

Small classes meet weekly in the Sacred Heart Rectory Conference Room.

Year 1 is an introductory year, exploring the Roman Catholic Faith, its traditions, practices and beliefs.

Year 2 focuses on the Sacraments and their reception.

Catachumens (those not yet baptized) and Candidates (those needing Eucharist and Confirmation) in the 2nd Year will attend a special meeting with the Bishop and attend 3 Sunday Scrutinies with their sponsors and families and then receive all their sacraments at the Easter Vigil.

Confirmandi (those needing Confirmation only) in the 2nd Year will receive Confirmation with our 7th Year students when the Bishop comes to confer the sacrament.

All RCITeens in the year of the reception of their sacraments will be asked to attend the Confirmation Retreat.

All RCITeens are required to attend class each week, complete all homework assignments, to attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, to fill out a Mass Reflection Sheet each week, and to complete 20 hours of community service over the 2 years.