How God Called Me in the Confessional

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Three years ago, this past weekend, I went to confession and experienced something I never thought would happen. As I finished my confession, I told the Pastor that my husband and I were transferring to his Parish. I said that I would call him the following week to see where I might best fit from a volunteer perspective. And — that is the moment when God called me!

God Called Me

So, with a long line waiting outside of the Confessional, the Pastor proceeded to ask me about myself. I told him what I did in the past as a volunteer, and what I do now, as an adjunct professor of Theology, and then it came – boom! “You know, I just had my RCIA Coordinator tell me that he is moving, and I’ll need a new RCIA Coordinator. Would you like to do that?”
Here I am sitting in the Confessional, technically talking to Christ (along with the pastor). How could I say no? Up to that point, my only participation with the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) was as a sponsor (for about three months). Let’s just say that I was a bit nervous taking on such a huge responsibility. Being an RCIA Coordinator entails the following:
  • Building a capable team charged with presenting the Faith to those interested in becoming Catholic
  • Developing a teaching schedule for a year-round program
  • Overseeing the development of weekly lesson plans
  • Teaching the faith to those wishing to convert to Catholicism
  • Guiding the participants through the four-phase process to full communion with the Catholic Church

God Knew What He Was Doing, Even Though I Didn’t!

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