http://teamrcia.com/2008/05/05/is-there-a-better-way-to-receive-candidates-than-this/ PREPARE TO INITIATE: Start and sustain the catechumenate in your community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:51:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://teamrcia.com/2008/05/05/is-there-a-better-way-to-receive-candidates-than-this/#comment-997 Eric Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:57:45 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/?p=160#comment-997 I think if your RCIA program is big enough, that sounds like a great approach. Our parish is pretty small - if we have 4-5 people to initiate a year, that's a lot. Our RCIA team is pretty small, too. So we prefer to do both candidates and catechumens at the Easter Vigil. The baptism ritual itself clearly singles out those who are catechumens. We are branching out this year and initiating a few candidates on the feast of Christ the King, because they should be ready then. This is a first for us. I think if your RCIA program is big enough, that sounds like a great approach. Our parish is pretty small - if we have 4-5 people to initiate a year, that’s a lot. Our RCIA team is pretty small, too. So we prefer to do both candidates and catechumens at the Easter Vigil. The baptism ritual itself clearly singles out those who are catechumens. We are branching out this year and initiating a few candidates on the feast of Christ the King, because they should be ready then. This is a first for us.

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