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 2026 - May 2027)
Click to see details for Inquiry, Catechumenate, Enlightenment, and Mystagogy

 
Summer Inquiry Sessions (2026)   FLYER
for current candidates, newly baptized, and alumni too!
  Mondays 6:30pm-8:00pm
  May 18,  June 08 & 22
  July 13 & 27
  August 10 & 24

  September 14 & 28
  Weekly classes begin Monday, September 28 at 6:30pm.

 
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!)