Welcome! We are excited to be part of your journey!
If you have a desire to be received into the church (or have been away for a long time) and want to fully participate in its sacramental life, OCIA classes (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, formerly "RCIA") are offered each autumn. OCIA is meant for those who have never been baptized or who have been baptized but have never received First Communion and Confirmation. These sessions which will occur on most Sunday mornings and are meant to cover the essentials of the beliefs and practice of our Catholic faith. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office at 603.224.2328 or parish@christthekingnh.org.
Why are you interested in receiving the sacraments? What are sacraments anyway?
1. The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. (CCC 1131) Saint Augustine described the sacraments as an “outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace.”
2. In short, the word sacrament comes from the Latin word sacramentum. A sacramentum was a sacred oath of allegiance taken by a Roman soldier. Just as the soldier’s oath signified the beginning of a new life, the sacraments (especially Baptism and the Eucharist,) give us new life in Christ.
3. Sacraments are not starting or stopping points or boxes to check on our journey of faith. They are tangible gifts from an intangible world that help to nourish, strengthen and renew our lifelong relationship with Christ.