OCIA: DISCOVERING CATHOLICISM
The process of becoming Catholic is called OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults). Here at Bremerton Catholic, we call our OCIA program Discovering Catholicism.
Discovering Catholicism is designed to help participants learn about the Catholic faith and prepare to follow Jesus Christ as members of the Catholic Church. Each gathering includes dinner and fellowship, followed by presentations from a video series and in-person instructors on a specific topic of the faith. Participants then discuss the topic in small groups.
Discovering Catholicism classes meet on Thursdays at 5:45 PM at the Social Hall of the Holy Trinity Campus.
Classes run September-May, starting September 17th, 2026.
Discovering Catholicism is also the program for adults who are baptized Catholic who seek to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Sign up with the form below, just make clear that you are a baptized Catholic!
If you have questions, contact Simon Falk at
Do you have a child that is interested in becoming Catholic? If your child is seven years of age or older, then to become Catholic they must learn about the Catholic Faith in an age-appropriate setting, which is Discovering Catholicism for Kids. Kids Discovering Catholicism meets at the same time as the rest of Discovering Catholicism, starting with dinner at 5:45 PM on Thursdays at the Holy Trinity Social Hall. The children will then go down the hall to one of the classrooms for Kids Discovering Catholicism after dinner.
If a child is under the age of seven years old, then the child can be baptized if the parents request it and promise to raise the child in the Catholic Faith. There is no need for a child younger than seven years of age to go to Kids Discovering Catholicism, because they are below the age of reason, this counts as an infant Baptism according to Church law.