Order of Christian Initiation for adults

Each parish of the Archdiocese of Portland should be working towards “promoting” an “institutionalized program of primary proclamation”. 

This program would provide both those outside the community and within the community the opportunity to hear the good news of the Gospel (the kerygma) clearly, simply, and with an opportunity to respond to God’s invitation. The path to faith that all follow from their time of being lost to being a Missionary Disciple is referred to as the Thresholds of Conversion.

The Evangelization Period is also the first stage of Christian Initiation (OCIA). In this stage, it is imperative that inquirers are walked with through the different Thresholds of Conversion to ensure their initial conversion before entering into the Catechumenate.