Empowering Future Generations Together
Nurturing Young Minds
Growing in Faith
The Religious Education program at St. Charles is provided for children of our parish who attend public schools. Classes are held for children in Kindergarten through the 8th grade. It includes preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation. We average 500 children in our classes, which are taught by parishioner volunteers.
Order of Christian Initiation
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is the process established by the Church for adults who desire to enter into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church or to complete their Sacraments of Initiation — Baptism, Confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist. Rooted in the ancient catechumenate of the early Church and renewed after the Second Vatican Council, OCIA is a sacred journey of conversion in which individuals are gradually formed in Catholic doctrine, prayer, liturgical life, and discipleship. Through catechesis, participation in the rites of the Church, and the support of the parish community, candidates are prepared to embrace the fullness of the Catholic faith and to live as committed followers of Jesus Christ. We meet Sundays at 9:30 AM in Marsh Hall. For more information, please contact Steve Miller at (856) 780-0434.