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Becoming Catholic

Assembly

The community, as a community, plays the central role in the formation of adults. "It is precisely through the experience of the local community, through coming to be exposed to and immersed in its life of koinonia, leiturgia, didache, diakonia and kerygma, that the inquirer and later catechumen is drawn into the life of Christ as it is given expression in the body of the faithful."
The five Greek words used above are the hallmarks of a Christian community and were used by the early Church to understand the way in which the Holy Spirit... Read More

Sponsors

Sponsors are the primary catechists for catechumens and candidates. Sponsors are like masters in an apprenticeship relationship, passing along the living tradition of the Church. This does not mean that they need to know everything or be the perfect Catholic. Rather, a sponsor is someone who gives life to what a Catholic is, does, and says... Read More

Catechists

The catechists lead different parts of the sessions for all of the phases of the RCIA journey—inquiry, catechumenate, purification and enlightement, and mystagogy. Get to know them and the ministry they do for the Catholic Community of St. Thomas More... Read More

Catechist and Sponsor Resources

There are many resources available to catechists, sponsors, and the entire assembly to support the ministry to the catechumens and candidates. The Director of the Catechumenate offers sessions for sponsors and organizes monthly training sessions for the catechists. Additionally, a library of materials... Read More