R.C.I.C. – Rite of Christian Initiation of Children

R.C.I.C. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children) is the process through which children are prepared to celebrate the sacraments of initiation - Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist and be welcomed into the Catholic Church. It is the process of initiation the church asks us to use and is modeled on the R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).

Who is the R.C.I.C. for? The R.C.I.C. is primarily intended for children, not baptised as infants, who have attained the use of reason and are of catechetical age. The Church understands ‘catechetical age’ to begin at the age of reason, on or about 7 years of age.

The R.C.I.C. is also for those children, baptised as infants in the Catholic Church or another Christian community, who have not been catechised and desire to celebrate the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist and be received into the Catholic Church.

What does the R.C.I.C. involve? The children and families who choose to participate in R.C.I.C. will belong to a group of children and families who will form a community together as they grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church. Together, the children and families are introduced to a life of faith in the Church and the meaning in the celebration of the sacraments. The children and families will get to know their catechists and members of the parish, including the priest and other members of pastoral life of our Church community.