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{{vm.product.Article}} Orientation Sessions for New OCIA Coordinators, Part 1
Understanding the Periods, Rites, and Vision of the OCIA

Presented by Kelsey B. Pena and Michael Ruzicki

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In this Digital Institute, participants will explore the four stages of initiation and the rituals that accompany them. Additionally, participants will break open six principles of initiation ministry, share practical ways they are realized in a parish, and reframe our obstacles and struggles as opportunities for growth, learning, and success. This institute will lay the foundation for Christian initiation ministry and is essential learning for anyone serving as a coordinator in a pastoral leadership role.

Sessions run from 8:00-9:30pm ET (5:00-6:30pm PT) on Monday evenings.

The deadline to register for this event is August 10, 2026.

Virtual Sessions run from 8:00–9:30pm ET on Monday evenings, August 17, 24, and 31, 2026

Kelsey B. Pena is on the staff of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Sugar Land, TX, where she has served in initiation ministry since 2015 and has been Director of the Becoming Catholic Ministry since 2020. Additionally, she has been a board-certified music therapist since 2010 and has a passion for serving the disabled population in both music therapy and Catholicism.

Michael Ruzicki is the Director of Product Development at Liturgy Training Publications (LTP) and the director of sacred music and liturgy for St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Chicago. Previously, he served as a parish pastoral associate and diocesan coordinator of adult and sacramental formation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Michael is a former team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate. He is the author of Guide for Training Initiation Ministers, Second Edition: An Introduction to the OCIA (LTP, 2025). Michael studied at the Catholic University of America and the Washington Theological Union.

  

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  • Session 1: Introduction and Overview
  • Session 2: Key Concepts and Frameworks

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