RCIA Sponsor Form

Are you being called to be a sponsor?

​God calls an RCIA sponsor to walk side-by-side with one of His beloved. This relationship is one of love, support, and encouragement. As with any relationship, honesty, communication, and trust are the foundation of it.

Sponsor Training 

Thursday, June 29th, Thursday, July 13th Great Hall Side C and Thursday, September 28th at 7:00 pm Great Hall Side A

Fully Initiated, active, practicing Catholics in good standing are invited to attend one of two mandatory RCIA sponsor
​training sessions in order to serve as a sponsor for the RCIA process beginning in August.

RCIA REQUIREMENTS 

1. A sponsor must be at least 16 years of age and a Catholic in good standing who practices her/his faith.
2. A sponsor must be fully initiated (i.e. has already received Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist) and have been a Catholic for at least one year.
3. If married, the sponsor’s marriage must be recognized by the Church.
4. A fiancee or spouse may not serve as a sponsor for his/her loved one.

RCIA Commitments

1. ​The RCIA at St. Francis meets every Tuesday evening beginning August 1, 2017 and continues through May 8, 2018. Your participation is required at each Tuesday session.
2. ​Beginning on August 1, 2017, we begin our evenings at 7pm and end at 8:45m.
3. ​Beginning on September 5, 2017, we begin our evenings at 6:30pm and dinner is provided. We meet in the Great Hall of the Parish Center.
4. ​The RCIA at St. Francis participates in a Fall and Spring retreat. 

More About the Retreats

​The RCIA at St. Francis participates in a Fall and Spring retreat.

​The retreats begin at 8:30am and continue through the 5pm Mass when we attend Mass together after the retreat and participate in important Rites of the RCIA process.

The Fall retreat is held Saturday, October 14, 2017.

The Spring retreat is is held February 10, 2018.

Your participation is required for the entirety of both retreats and Masses.

Attending MAss Together

The RCIA at St. Francis attends Mass together each Sunday - usually at the 9:45am Mass.
​Our unbaptized brothers and sisters (Catechumens) and those baptized in other faith traditions (Candidates) will be dismissed after the Homily for further scripture study and discussion on the readings (Breaking Open the Word). If sponsoring a Catechumen or Candidate, your participation is required for all Masses.

Breaking Open the Word 
Sunday 9:45 am Mass 
October 22, 2017
through March 30, 2018

Childcare is available on a first come first serve basis (with a limit of 24) in the Parish Center nursery during the following Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm, Sunday 9:45 am, Sunday 11:30 am

Easter Vigil

Brothers and sisters on the journey through the RCIA process receive their Sacraments at the Easter Vigil,

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Your participation is required at the Easter Vigil.

Ready to be a sponsor?

The first step in your discernment to join us a sponsor on the journey through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is to complete the RCIA 2017-2018 Sponsor Application Form. Click the button below to access the form.

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