RCIC Rite of Christian Initiation for Children
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Students are required to attend weekly mass and hand in completed Mass Notes
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RCIC Class Options
Class Descriptions for:
RCIC 1 CommunionRCIC 2 Confirmation
R&C: Review and Preparation for ConfirmationSt. Clement’s offers three concentrated Sacrament preparation courses for students who, because of age or inexperience, will not be placed in the general Level 1 -8 class. For those students, the following options may be available based on enrollment.
- RCIC 1 Communion is a class for students in grades 4 through 8 who have NOT received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. This is a one year, accelerated sacraments class and students will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in February of 2023 and the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in the spring of 2023 Date TBD. After completing a year of RCIC 1, students can continue their religious education in the Level corresponding to their current school grade.
- RCIC 3 Confirmation is a class for students in grades 9 through 11 who HAVE received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. These students would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation but have aged out of traditional St. Clement’s Religious Education classes. This is a concentrated class that requires regular attendance to class, weekly Masses, a Confirmation retreat and ten (10) community service hours of which at least two (2) are in service to St. Clement church.
- (R & C) Review and Year 1 Confirmation Preparation: RCIC 2 is a rigorous class designed as both a “catch up” class AND Year 1 Confirmation preparation. (Per the Diocese, all students of Confirmation age will complete 2 years of preparation classes.) This class is for students who are in 7th or 8th grade, and who HAVE received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion but, have NOT continued attending yearly Religious Education classes. Students in this class are required to attend all class sessions, weekly Masses, a confirmation retreat and complete ten (10) Community Service hours of which at least two (2) are in service to St. Clement church. Once students complete this class, they will have the option to enroll either in RCIC 3 (description above) or Level 8 Confirmation class to complete their second year of Confirmation preparation and receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.