This form of the rite of Christian initiation is intended for children, not baptized as infants, who have attained the use of reason and are of catechetical age. They seek Christian initiation either at the direction of their parents or guardians or, with parental permission, on their own initiative. Such children are capable of receiving and nurturing a personal faith and of recognizing an obligation in conscience. But they cannot yet be treated as adults because, at this stage of their lives, they are dependent on their parents or guardians and are still strongly influenced by their companions and their social surroundings.
If you have a child, ages 7-17, who has not been baptized or has not been attending Religious Education sessions and wants to complete his/her initiation into the church, there is a process called RCIA - Adapted for children or teens. For more information please email DanaStuck@StTeresaAuburn.com or call 530-823-7122.