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Volume 2, Number 18 February 19, 2021
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January seems to be check-in time for all the publishers. Sadlier was particularly eager to do something for our Diocese so we suggested something that you could forward to parents of children preparing for First Eucharist. Below you will find a 30 minute webinar by John Collins along with the handout he references in the video. As a parent/grandparent/educator/catechist John certainly has some credibility and reinforces what we have been trying to share with parents. By far the most important part is the Alice Chase poem that he uses to talk about Catholic identity and parents as “teachers” of their children. Please reply with your comments so I can share them with John and Sadlier.
Preparing for First Eucharist: It's a Family Event
Password: Family2021
The Year of St. Joseph is also a Year of the Family. Our friends at Bayard have shared material that we can use with families to help them focus on St. Joseph as both patron and model of families.
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RCIA
We are looking forward to celebrating the Rite of Election this Sunday with twenty-two adult catechumens from eleven parishes.
CHILDREN
While we could not accommodate children and their families at the Cathedral this year, we do hope you will celebrate some of the rites found at paragraphs 277-303 in the ritual.
CANDIDATES/PERMISSIONS??
We know that RCIA can be complex. Starting with the right question can help us determine what permissions might be needed before the celebration at the Easter Vigil.
The first question should always be: “What is the ecclesial connection of the person?” The answer for those who have never been baptized is “none.” These unbaptized people follow Part I in the Rite – a path leading to full initiation (Baptism/Confirmation/Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil. The Rite of Election and the Scrutinies are mandatory as is initiation at the Easter Vigil. Delegation/dispensation/permission from the Bishop is needed to celebrate the Rite of Election in the parish, to dispense from 1 or 2 of the 3 scrutinies or to celebrate initiation outside the Easter Vigil.
If the answer to the ecclesial connection question is that the person has been baptized, the next question is “in what tradition were they baptized?” If the person was validly baptized in a Protestant tradition, paragraphs 473-499 are applicable. The priest does not need further permission to “receive them into the full communion of the Catholic Church” through Confirmation and Eucharist. No further permission is needed to Confirm such candidates.
If the answer to the ecclesial question is that the person was baptized in the Catholic Church, then the priest needs permission to Confirm. The Bishop is the ordinary minister of the Confirmation of a Catholic.
If you need the form for permission to Confirm a baptized Catholic, go to:
Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions.
Anna Maria College
At this point, all courses will be taught remotely, using Zoom class meetings each week.
Barbara Ramian’s course
Foundations of Religious Education
will start March 1st.
The audit fee is $345.
For more information, contact: Marc Tumeinski mtumeinski@annamaria.edu
