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Becoming Catholic / RCIA
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The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA is the way that the Catholic Church helps people prepare for life as an adult Catholic. Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith and are not Catholic? Are you a Christian who wants to learn more about Catholicism? Has God been calling you to consider Catholic Christian faith? Are you an adult Catholic who has never received First Holy Communion? If you answer yes to any of these questions... PLEASE JOIN US! >> To start: call 209-581-8477 to make an appointment. Please Note: You do not need to have decided to become Catholic to begin the first part of RCIA called Inquiry classes! What is the RCIA? How do I get started?
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RCIA News
St. Joseph's parishioner initiated by Pope Benedict XVI at the 2009 Easter Vigil in Rome
Heidi Sierras of Ceres, California, was baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on April 11, 2009.
The 29-year-old California woman represented the peoples of North America at Benedict’s Solemn Easter Mass in Rome. Adults wishing to become Catholic must attend weekly classes for one to two years, but Sierras has chosen to spend almost three years preparing for this papal baptism. Married into a Catholic family yet unbaptized, Sierras attended Catholic Masses with her husband, Dan Sierras, for ten years. She began to prepare for Catholic baptism in August 2006 with the encouragement of her husband and mother-in-law. Heidi was completing her preparation for baptism in March of 2008 when the papal honor, approved by the Most Reverend Stephen E. Blaire, Bishop of Stockton, was granted by the Vatican. The Vatican requires that nominees for papal baptism be fully prepared for initiation by their parishes, and then complete an additional year until the following Easter. Sierras, her husband and their two older children, along with her church sponsors arrived in Rome just before Palm Sunday. During the week leading up to Easter, Heidi attended spiritual seminars provided by the Vatican and visited the major basilicas in the Eternal City. |
 Pope Benedict XVI baptizing Heidi Sierras.  The Pope administers the Sacrament of Confirmation. |
Great ways to learn the faith online
 Word on Fire
Video teachings, sermons and blog posts from Fr. Robert Barron "the video blogging priest" and creator of the soon to be released Catholicsm Project video series.
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