Adults seeking to join the Catholic Church and receive the Sacraments are invited to pray, learn, and reflect on their journey of faith and teachings of the Church.  Your journey of faith, guided by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has brought you to seek a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Holy Church.  Our time together in prayer, at mass, and in classes will be a gradual process of reflection and discovery of the Paschal Mystery.  The Parish family of St. Lawrence supports you in your journey with prayer, fellowship, and service.

The OCIA is a process in which participants “undergo…conversion as they study the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments." (USCCB, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Weekly Classes (Sept 2025 - May 2026)
Click to see details for Inquiry, Catechumenate, Enlightenment, and Mystagogy

 
Summer Inquiry Sessions (2025)   FLYER
for current candidates, newly baptized, and alumni too!
  Sept 16 at 6:30pm in our Parish Resource Center (next to the Parish Office)
  Weekly classes begin Tuesday, September 30 at 6:30pm in Room 111.

 
Reflections & Lessons are based on Sacred Scripture,
the Mass, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and OCIA resources from the Archdiocese of Detroit https://www.egwdetroit.org/ocia-resources 
and Symbolon https://watch.formed.org/symbolon-the-catholic-faith-explained

(free access to FORMED.org for St. Lawrence-Utica parishioners and students!)