Small church lacking RCIA?

[ChristianMama84]

Okay, I'm going to Mass in MS tomorrow, but once we move I'll be going to a very small church, only 25 families. I roamed their site and got to thinking, with such a small parish, what if there's no one to teach or to take RCIA and they don't offer it?

 

[Rhamiel]

the priest would teach RCIA then, and if he could not I am sure at least one or two of the people there could teach it

 

[_Shannon_]

Yup- it's actually really nice going to a little parish--you really feel like family. THe priest would either give you instruction personally or would find someone who could do it...is there a full time pastor- or is it a mission parish??

 

[ZuZu]

I took instruction from the priest at the small parish I attended...it was great! We got to be great friends and I still keep in touch with him...

 

[vle045]

I think they would have the option to take the class at a larger church. The one I go to is the largest in the county. I am curretnly in the RCIA class, and at the beginning they asked if there was anyone from another Parish attending. My guess is that it was open to others inthe Diocese.

 

[ChristianMama84]

Yup- it's actually really nice going to a little parish--you really feel like family. THe priest would either give you instruction personally or would find someone who could do it...is there a full time pastor- or is it a mission parish??

He's full time.

I think they would have the option to take the class at a larger church. The one I go to is the largest in the county. I am curretnly in the RCIA class, and at the beginning they asked if there was anyone from another Parish attending. My guess is that it was open to others inthe Diocese.

It's the only one remotely close to us and it's at least 19 miles away.