Welcoming New Members to the Catholic Church

Becoming a Catholic

If you would like to become a part of our Catholic family of faith you will find a warm welcome!

Adults who seek to be baptised are welcomed into a parish programme called ‘The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).

This involves a series of weekly presentations and discussions on the various aspects of Catholic faith and life. This programme begins each year in June.  The culmination of this preparation is the celebration of Baptism, Confirmation and the first sharing in Holy Communion at the Mass of the Easter Vigil (the principal Easter celebration in the Catholic Church) on Holy Saturday evening.   From the start participants in this journey are asked to join the parish community in our worship of God at our weekend Masses.   For those adults who seek to be baptised we also have a simpler programme of preparation for the children of the family who would wish to be baptised also.

For those who are already baptised in another Christian denomination but who now seek to become a member of the Catholic community there is a parallel programme of preparation (involving the same series of weekly talks) which culminates in reception into the Catholic Church along with the celebration of Confirmation and first sharing in Holy Communion at the Mass of the Easter Vigil.

The preparation programme in the RCIA process is a collaborative ministry of our two communities with the team leading the process made up of members from both Lindfield and Killara.