The Catholic Enquiry Centre
The mission of the Catholic Enquiry Centre is to promote knowledge of the beliefs and practices of our Catholic Faith in New Zealand.
The Catholic Enquiry Centre serves people searching for faith:
-Who were once Catholics
-Who have no religious background
-Who came from another religious tradition
-Catholics who want to become more active in their Church, or who want to share their faith.
-People who want to find out about the Catholic Church in general.
For more information please contact the Catholic Enquiry Centre:
Order of Christian Initiation
of Adults (OCIA)
Are you or someone you know thinking about becoming Catholic?
OCIA might be the next step.
OCIA is the process in the Catholic Church for prospective adult converts to the Catholic faith. In this process, Candidates are gradually introduced to aspects of Catholic beliefs and practices, as well as catholic liturgy, prayer and worship. It is a journey that may take up to 10 months.
Sign up here
PARISH FORMED.ORG SUBSCRIPTION
Our parish has purchased access to formed.org for our parishioners.
This website has thousands of videos, series, talks, eBooks and more.
This content is suitable for children, teens and adults.
It is the Catholic faith on demand, bit like a Catholic ‘Netflix’
Signing up for the first time
1: Go to formed.org/signup
2. Click on the tab ‘Find your Parish Subscription’
3. You will be asked to set up an account – select ‘Continue to Sign up/ login’
4. Enter your Email and details as prompted.
5. Under Join your parish, type in “Catholic Parish of Christchurch South” and select
6. Submit