RCIA begins Sunday, Sept. 8th!

Registration is open.

Join us Sundays in August, from Aug. 4th through Aug. 18th, to find out more about how to become Catholic through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).  If you already know you want to join us for the coming year,  you may also pre-register.  We will be available from 11:30am-12:30pm in the parish center main level.   Otherwise, you may register at any time by contacting us to schedule an appointment during regular office hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.   
Questions?  Phone 202-449-3974.  

RCIA sessions formally begin on Sunday, Sept. 8th. 
We will meet in the Church at 11:30am.  
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RCIA is for:  those not baptized desiring to become Catholic; those baptized in other faiths but desiring to become Catholic; those baptized Catholic but uncatechized and who need to complete their sacraments of initiation; or those curious in learning about the Catholic faith for the first time.  RCIA is not for ongoing faith formation of fully-initiated Catholics.

For RCIA adapted for children older than 3rd grade, please see further below.
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All RCIA participants of Blessed Sacrament parish who joined us within the past 3 years (2016 – 2019) are invited to an RCIA summer reunion picnic at the Rectory! 
Gather at the Rectory after the 5:30pm Mass.
Anyone interested in joining RCIA in 2019-20 is invited to join us!
So that we may properly prepare, kindly RSVP by Thursday, August 1st by phoning
(202) 449-3974.
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Throughout the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly asks, "What are you looking for?  What do you want me to do for you?  Who do you say that I am?"   Those same questions are asked of us today to which Saint John Paul II beautifully offers this response: "It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness... He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you."  

What are you looking for?  Are you curious about the Catholic faith?   Do you desire a deeper, more personal relationship with God?  Perhaps you have been attending Mass with us and have begun to sense Christ calling you to "Come, follow me...".   We invite you to join us in RCIA to learn what the Catholic Church teaches and believes as well as to experience our Catholic form of worship and way of life.     

In RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults),  you will embark on a spiritual journey centered on the four pillars of formation:  the intellectual, the spiritual, the pastoral, and the human.  We gather every Sunday morning for the 9:00am mass with talks immediately following in the Parish Center, Lower Level.  There is no cost to attend RCIA and there is no commitment on your part to join the Catholic Church.

RCIA is for those age 18 yrs* and older who:

1. Wish to receive to be baptized and celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation
2. Were baptized in another Christian tradition who desire to become Catholic
3. Were baptized Catholic but are uncatechized and desire to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation and/or Holy Eucharist)
4. Anyone who would like to learn more about the Catholic faith for the first time 

To register for RCIA or RCIA Adapted for Children, or for additional information: