Betty Howlett was recently honored for leading the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA, with St. Michael's Church, of Newark.
Father Felix Dalimpuo presented Howlett with a certificate of appreciation for her 30 years working with RCIA, a program that works with people of other faiths who wish to become Catholic.
Howlett was responsible for organizing the annual RCIA classes held between September and Easter each year that teach the doctrines of the church. During her time with the program, Howlett has worked with more than 175 people under the direction of several area priests, deacons and lay people.
The classes are followed by further instruction, called mystagogia, that teaches the various ministries in which new members of the church can participate.
"After 30 years of RCIA, I feel the greatest thing I have learned is from the candidates and the catechumens, and that was the love I felt for God and for all Christians," said Howlett, according to a press release.
Father Felix Dalimpuo presented Howlett with a certificate of appreciation for her 30 years working with RCIA, a program that works with people of other faiths who wish to become Catholic.
Howlett was responsible for organizing the annual RCIA classes held between September and Easter each year that teach the doctrines of the church. During her time with the program, Howlett has worked with more than 175 people under the direction of several area priests, deacons and lay people.
The classes are followed by further instruction, called mystagogia, that teaches the various ministries in which new members of the church can participate.
"After 30 years of RCIA, I feel the greatest thing I have learned is from the candidates and the catechumens, and that was the love I felt for God and for all Christians," said Howlett, according to a press release.
Betty Howlett was recently honored for leading the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA, with St. Michael's Church, of Newark.
Father Felix Dalimpuo presented Howlett with a certificate of appreciation for her 30 years working with RCIA, a program that works with people of other faiths who wish to become Catholic.
Howlett was responsible for organizing the annual RCIA classes held between September and Easter each year that teach the doctrines of the church. During her time with the program, Howlett has worked with more than 175 people under the direction of several area priests, deacons and lay people.
The classes are followed by further instruction, called mystagogia, that teaches the various ministries in which new members of the church can participate.
"After 30 years of RCIA, I feel the greatest thing I have learned is from the candidates and the catechumens, and that was the love I felt for God and for all Christians," said Howlett, according to a press release.
Father Felix Dalimpuo presented Howlett with a certificate of appreciation for her 30 years working with RCIA, a program that works with people of other faiths who wish to become Catholic.
Howlett was responsible for organizing the annual RCIA classes held between September and Easter each year that teach the doctrines of the church. During her time with the program, Howlett has worked with more than 175 people under the direction of several area priests, deacons and lay people.
The classes are followed by further instruction, called mystagogia, that teaches the various ministries in which new members of the church can participate.
"After 30 years of RCIA, I feel the greatest thing I have learned is from the candidates and the catechumens, and that was the love I felt for God and for all Christians," said Howlett, according to a press release.
