Seasonal topics

Be sure to check out the blog posts related to the end of the year and the holiday season. Here are a few in particular to notice:

• The six deadly sins committed during the Rite of Acceptance
• Advent lesson from a child
• Catechesis for All Souls Day
• New Year catechesis
• The parish is the RCIA catechetical plan
• Teach the catechumens about Advent hope
• A homily catechumens should hear

Here are some previous posts from TeamRCIA that have to do with naming:

• Choosing a confirmation name
• Should the elect choose a baptismal name?

TeamRCIA has a new team member

Rita Burns Senseman has many talents, one of which is an expertise in the Christian initiation of children. She is a terrific addition to the team. You can read some of her thoughts in these posts:

• Do child catechumens need both RCIA and religious ed classes?
• Initiating and receiving children of various ages
• When should child companions be confirmed?

Training basics

• Rite of Acceptance and Rite of Welcome
• 6 reasons you need to read the RCIA
• Who’s on your team?
• 100 ways to involve parishioners in the RCIA
• RCIA discernment:What is it and how do you do it?
• How to lead a 30-minute dismissal session
• How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session
• The secret to effective rituals: rehearsal
• A step-by-step guide to mystagogy
• 20 ideas for finding sponsors
• How do we get more people in the RCIA?