ST GERTRUDE the GREAT
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Served by the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
PO Box 599, Mora, New Mexico 87732-0599
Website: https://www.stgertrudesmora.org
Phone: 575~387~2336
RELIGIOUS ED/CATECHISIS
Viola Maria Romero's (Berg) First Communion photo during the late 1920s.
Courtesy V. Berg-Taylor
Registration for Catechism & Confirmation
It's that time of year to start registering your children for the upcoming Catechism and Confirmation classes. Classes will begin in September. You can pick up a registration form in the lobby of the Church or at the Parish Office.
Important Dates for Religious Education
Sunday, August 30th: deadline for registration. Please have all registration forms turned in no later than August 30th.
Tuesday, September 8th: First day of Cartechism
Monday, September 14th: First day of Confirmation
Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)
If anyone is looking to refresh their faith or needing any of their sacraments you may register at the Parish Office. The first day of OCIA will begin on Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 p.m.
Deacon Clarence Montoya
Director, OCIA classes
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.
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:
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Someone who is of another faith and wishes to convert to Catholicism.
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An individual who was baptized in another Christian denomination and wishes to become a member of the Catholic faith.
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Someone who was baptized in the Catholic Church, but never received the Sacraments of Communion & Confirmation.
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.
Please call the Pastoral Office (575~387~2336) Monday - Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for more information.
Religious Ed Program: Cindy Branch
Confirmation: A two-year program for grades 9-12.
First Confession/First Communion: A two-year program for students needing these sacraments in grades 2-8.
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.
Catechism Planning Meeting
There will be a catechism planning meeting for all current catechists on Tuesday, August 4th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Pastoral Center