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
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Registration for the Catechism & Confirmation Program is now open. Please stop by the Parish Office and get your children registered.
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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.
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Confirmation classes (9th - 12th grade) are on Mondays from 6:00 -- 7:30 p.m. Please get your registration forms in asap.
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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:
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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.
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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.
Confirmation I & II
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All Confirmation I and II students are required to attend Sunday Mass on January 25that 5:00 p.m. The Confirmandi will be in charge of this Mass.
Note: Confirmation is set for Monday, May 4, 2026, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Las Vegas, New Mexico, at 6:30 p.m.