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RELIGIOUS ED/CATECHISIS

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Viola Maria Romero's (Berg) First Communion photo during the late 1920s.
Courtesy V. Berg-Taylor 

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Registration for the Catechism & Confirmation Program is now open.  Please stop by the Parish Office and get your children registered.

  • Catechism classes (1st - 8th grade) have begun and are held  on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. at the Mora Elementary School.  We would also like to give our children a snack during their Catechism class.  We are asking for donations of snacks and small 4 oz. bottles of water.  Please drop off all snacks and water at the Parish Office.  Thank you and God Bless You for your support.

  • The First Holy Communion Retreat will be on Saturday, April 25th.  The First Holy Communion Mass will be on Sunday, April 26th at 11:00 a.m.

  • Confirmation classes (9th - 12th grade) are on Mondays from 6:00 -- 7:30 p.m. Please get your registration forms in asap.

  • OCIA class has begun and is held at the Pastoral Center on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.  Registration is also open to any adult who is in need of any/or all of their Sacraments.  Please register at the Parish Office.

Deacon Clarence Montoya
Director, OCIA classes

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The Order of Christian Initiation of Adult Classes (OCIA Classes) is a process by which adults become full, participating members of the Catholic faith.  Participants, known as catechumens go through a multi-step process of studying the Gospel, nurturing their relationship with God, becoming familiar with Catholic teachings and practices, professing their faith in Jesus Christ and the Church, and receiving the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation).  The OCIA process also sets the foundation for the ongoing journey of the discipleship that lasts throughout one's life. 

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  • OCIA classes are on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center. 

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St. Gertrude's Church extends an invitation to all who wish to become members of the Catholic faith.  Those who need to go through the OCIA process in order to become full members of the Catholic faith include:

  • Someone who is of another faith and wishes to convert to Catholicism.

  • An individual who was baptized in another Christian denomination and wishes to become a member of the Catholic faith.

  • Someone who was baptized in the Catholic Church, but never received the Sacraments of Communion & Confirmation.

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If you or someone you know want to become full members of the Catholic Church, please come by the Pastoral Office and register for the OCIA program.  Additionally, the classes will be open to anyone who wishes to "brush up" on their Catholic knowledge.

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 Please call the Pastoral Office (575~387~2336) Monday - Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for more information.

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Religious Ed Program:  Sherry Headlee

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Confirmation:  A two-year program for grades 9-12.  

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​​First Confession/First Communion:  A two-year program for students needing these sacraments in grades 2-8.
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We are called to educate our youth in the ways of the Lord.  If we do not, the world will educate them in other ways.  

Director of Religious Education/
Parish Administrative Assistant

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We are in need of someone who is willing to take on the Religious Education program, as well as some responsibilities in the Parish Office.  This position is responsible for the Religious Education Program.  Secondary, this position will be serving and assisting in the pastoral needs of the parish.  If you are interested, please contact Fr. Dale Craig, SOLT, as soon as possible.  

Important Upcoming Dates:

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  • First Holy Communion Retreat:  Saturday, April 25th, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at The Holy Family Center (Portable trailers behind the Pastoral Office).

  • First Holy Communion:  Sunday, April 26th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Gertrude's.  Children please arrive at the Church by 10:30 a.m.  Communicants please dress in First Communion attire.

  • Confirmation Rehearsal:  There will be a Confirmation Rehearsal for students and sponsors on Sunday, May 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows.  Please be at the Church no later than 5:45 p.m.

  • Confirmation:  Monday, May 4th at 6:00 p.m. in Las Vegas at Our Lady of Sorrows.  Please arrive at the Church by 5:45 p.m.  Confirmandi & Sponsors please abide with the dress code that was handed out to you.

  • Crowning of Mary:  Saturday, May 2nd, Vigil Mass at Cañoncito Mission and Sunday, May 3rd Masses.  Communicants who are participating are asked to be dressed in their First Communion attire.

  • Graduation Mass:  Saturday, May 24th at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.  Graduates, please arrive at the Church by 10:30 a.m.


 

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Click below for more on St. Gertrude's R.C.I.A. Program

R.C.I.A. Brochure

ABOUT US

St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church was founded in 1851 by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.  It serves sixteen missions, which include: Alto del Talco, Buena Vista, Cañoncito, Chacon, Cleveland, El Carmen, El Turquillo, Golondrinas, Guadalupita, Holman, La Cueva, Ledoux, Lucero, Monte Aplanado, Ojo Feliz, and Rainsville. 

Phone: 575~387~2336
 

8 CR A033

PO Box 599
Mora, New Mexico 87732

 

Website: https://www.stgertrudesmora.org

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