Finding out about Catholicism

If you are interested in finding out about the Catholic faith, you can contact us via the website, using our Contact Us page.

There are many sources of information of course:

The RCIA (or Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Programme which runs each year in the Parish from October to Easter. See the RCIA page on this website for details.

The Alpha Programme : this has been run on a number of occasions both within the Parish and by other Godalming churches. It is a non-denominational Christian course so will not specifically cover Catholicism but does cover the basic Christian beliefs. You can find out more at: http://uk-england.alpha.org/catholic-context/home

There are many useful websites including :

• http://www.catholicfaith.org.uk : National Catholic Enquiry Centre
• http://www.catholicfaith.org.uk/Home/Retreats : List of Retreat Centres
• http://www.totalcatholic.com/tc : run by the Universe newspaper
• http://www.vatican.va : huge range of documents, encyclicals etc
• http://www.beginningcatholic.com : this website is packed with useful information including a Q&A, Catholic prayers etc

There are also many books available. Two that we use on the RCIA Programme are:

• Your Faith : a Popular Presentation of Catholic Belief -  a Redemptorist Publication.
• Catholicism for Dummies by Kenneth Brighentio

Amazon have a list of their most popular books on Catholicism

There are even apps for your i-pad, mobile phone etc. For example i-Missal Catholic with prayers and daily Bible readings.