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Our Lady of Lourdes: OCIA Sessions: 2026-2027

- Formation

Date	Time	Session Topic
Sunday, August 30, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Orientation – Session #1
Sunday, September 13, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #2
Sunday, September 20, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #3
Sunday, September 27, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #4
Sunday, October 4, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #5
Sunday, October 11, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #6
Sunday, October 18, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #7
Sunday, October 25, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #8
Sunday, November 1, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #9
Sunday, November 8, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #10
Sunday, November 15, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #11
Sunday, November 22, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #12
Sunday, November 29, 2026	************	No OCIA Class ………Thanksgiving Break
Sunday, December 6, 2026	10:30am – 1pm	Rite of Welcome/Acceptance: Session #13
Sunday, December 13, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #14
Sunday, December 20, 2026	11:30am – 1pm	Session #15
Sunday, December 27, 2026	*************	No OCIA Class ………Christmas Break
Sunday, January 3, 2027	*************	No OCIA Class ………New Year’s Break
Sunday, January 10, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #16
Sunday, January 17, 2027	************	No OCIA Class Martin Luther King Break
Sunday, January 24, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #17
Sunday, January 31, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #18
Sunday, February 7, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #19
Sunday, February 14, 2027	10:30am – 12pm	Rite of Sending @ 10:30 Mass: Session #20
Sunday, February 14, 2027	TBD (usually @ 1:30 or 2 PM	Rite of Election / Call to Conversion with the Bishop at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis (in the afternoon)
Sunday, February 21, 2027	10:30am – 1pm	Session #21
Sunday, February 28, 2027	10:30am – 1pm	Scrutiny One @ 10:30 Mass: Session #22
Sunday, March 7, 2027	10:30am – 1pm	Scrutiny Two @ 10:30 Mass: Session #23
Sunday, March 14, 2027	10:30am – 1pm	Scrutiny Three @ 10:30 Mass: Session #24
Sunday, March 21, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #25
Saturday, March 27, 2027	around 8 PM	Easter Vigil – Baptism, Confirmation & Holy Eucharist
Sunday, April 4, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #26
Sunday, April 11, 2027	11:30am – 1pm	Session #27
Our Lady of Lourdes Liturgical Activity OCIA: 2026-2027
Rites & Dismissals
Date	Time	Liturgical Activity
Sunday, December 6, 2026	10:30 am	Rite of Welcome/Acceptance during the 10:30 Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass (Class to Follow)
Sunday, February 14, 2027	10:30 am	Rite of Sending during the 10:30 Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass (Class to Follow)
Sunday, February 14, 2027	2:00 pm	Rite of Election with the Bishop at the Cathedral of St. Paul
Sunday, February 28, 2027	10:30 am	Scrutiny 1 during the 10:30 Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass (Class to Follow)
Sunday, March 7, 2027	10:30 am	Scrutiny 2 during the 10:30 Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass (Class to Follow)
Sunday, March 14, 2027	10:30 am	Scrutiny 3 during the 10:30 Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Mass (Class to Follow)

Holy Triduum

Date	Time	Liturgical Activity
Thursday, March 25, 2027	7:00 pm	Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, March 26, 2027	12:00 pm	Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 26, 2027	3:00 pm	The Passion of the Lord
Friday, March 26, 2027	7:00pm	Tenebrae
Saturday, March 27, 2027	7:30 pm	Rehearsal and discussion of process
Saturday, March 27, 2027	8:00 pm	Easter Vigil Mass - Holy Saturday Rites and Reception into the Church