Invitation at St. Barbara's

   

Invitation

The most popular adult education offering at St. Barbara Parish is the annual Invitation Class. Each year, starting right after Easter, an invitation is issued again and again to enter into the journey we call Life in Christ. Ostensibly, Invitation Class is Fr. Chuck’s annual rendition of the RCIA — the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. The exciting class is now co-taught with Valerie Winston Healy, Pastoral Associate

Invitation Class is open to people who have never been baptized and to those who are already Christians in another faith tradition but who want to take a serious look at Catholic Christianity. To the great joy of many St. Barbara parishioners, Invitation Class is also a welcoming time when "regular Catholics" can also purposefully take a systematic look at our wonderful Catholic faith. For everyone who accepts the invitation, the class becomes a journey into the love of Jesus and the life of the community we call the Church.

Invitation Class starts with the search for meaning. Then, through a series of lively discussions and highly spiritual talks, class participants discover (or rediscover) God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Revelation (the Holy Bible) and the ancient yet ever new community of faith that lives the Catholic tradition are soon brought into what gives the journey meaning that is rich beyond the imagining.

Invitation Class meets on Monday evenings in the parish hall from 7:00 until 8:15pm. Depending on when Fr. Chuck’s annual expedition into some remote corner of the world takes place, the class usually begins either early in September or October and runs until the following Easter.