{"id":8498,"date":"2026-08-17T21:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/?p=8498"},"modified":"2026-08-17T21:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:42:51","slug":"ocia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/2026\/08\/17\/ocia\/","title":{"rendered":"OCIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interested in Becoming Catholic?<\/h2>\n

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or becoming Catholic?<\/p>\n

The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)<\/strong> and Order of Christian Initiation of Children (OCIC)<\/strong> provide a welcoming process for those who want to explore the Catholic faith, ask questions, and discern whether God is calling them into full communion with the Church.<\/p>\n

OCIA\/OCIC is more than a class. It is a journey of faith, conversion, and relationship with Christ. Whether you are unbaptized, were baptized in another Christian tradition, or are simply seeking to learn more about Catholicism, you are welcome to begin the conversation.<\/p>\n

Visit our OCIA\/OCIC page<\/a> to learn more about the programs at Saint Matthew, or fill out our inquiry form<\/a> below to get started on the journey today!<\/p>\n<\/div>

Visit our OCIA page<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Already Catholic and new to Saint Matthew?<\/h2>\n

Welcome! Thanks for choosing Saint Matthew!<\/p>\n

If you are already Catholic and would like to become part of the Saint Matthew parish community, we invite you to register with the parish.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Saint Matthew by visiting exploring the menus on the left.<\/p>\n

To register as parishioners at Saint Matthew, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Learn More about Saint Matthew Parish<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[71,57,636,637,639,113,638,442],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8498"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8503,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8498\/revisions\/8503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewtn.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}