2018-08-31-eEdition

Volume 84, Number 18 Tඁൾ C ൺඍඁඈඅංർ W ൾൾ඄ Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile facebook.com/TheCatholicWeek twitter.com/TheCatholicWeek www.mobarch.org/catholicweek I NSIDE T HIS W EEK AUGUST 31, 2018 Page 12 Corpus Christi Catholic School first-grader Cooper Lartigue (center) walks down the hall holding hands with his brothers, K4-preschool students Hunter and Parker, during the first day of school at Corpus Christi. Archdiocese of Mobile Catholic Schools had their first day of school for the 2018-19 school year on Aug. 20 Sticking together Photo courtesy of Amber Lartigue/For The Catholic Week RCIA Area parishes set to begin RCIA classes By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week MOBILE — A personal invitation can ultimately be life-changing. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) class- es are set to begin at parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Mobile. It’s the months- long program for prospective converts to the Catholic faith, culminating at the Easter Vigil. Ask those who have gone through the RCIA process and they’ll likely say they were per- sonally invited to attend. “I would think 100 percent or mighty close to it (were invited),” Archdiocese of Mobile Director of Evangelization and Family Life Pat Arensberg said about those who converted to Catholi- cism. Catholics encouraged to invite others to discover the faith See RCIA, Page 13 I NSIDE :  Information on parishes’ RCIA classes. P AGES 10-11 ‘CALLED TO LOVE’ Women’s conference returning October 6 Submitted by Laurel Wallace MOBILE —The “Called to Love”women’s confer- ence will take place from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile. The conference takes place once every two years and is part of the Archdiocese of Mobile Conference Series. All adult women and teens in grades 11 and above are invited to attend and “Savor the Faith.” See CONFERENCE, Page 13 Pages 10-11 RCIA Joyful Noise: From YouTube to convent classes set to begin