OCIA Director (Part-Time)

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Lakewood, CO

fatimalakewood.com

PARISH VISION

Shepherd souls to heaven under the mantle of Mary's protection.

PARISH MISSION

Evangelize all souls into disciples. Sanctify the evangelized. Equip the sanctified to evangelize.

SUMMARY

OCIA Director serves as a gifted catechist, engaged leader, and pastoral minister. Working Part-Time. This individual is open to God’s plan for advancing our parish mission to evangelize, sanctify, and equip all souls in our community. Grounded in an active faith, the Director proclaims the kerygma and fosters growth in holiness through formation, evangelization, and intentional accompaniment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Community & Team Building:

• Foster a welcoming environment that encourages deeper engagement in parish life.
• Build and nurture relationships with parishioners so they feel known, seen, and loved.
• Prayerfully discern, equip, coordinate, and support mission-minded volunteers to accompany others on their faith journey.

Sacraments:

• Implement an ongoing OCIA inquiry process that invites and engages the curious, the open, and the seeking.
• Facilitate catechesis for adults preparing to receive the sacraments.
• Prayerfully discern, invite, equip, and support a team of mentors who are ready to accompany adults, catechumens, and candidates on a lifelong journey of discipleship.
• Meet regularly with individual catechumens and candidates to foster trust, listen deeply to their stories, and provide personalized guidance on their journey toward full initiation into the Church.
• Collect all sacramental paperwork and provide diligent follow-up and resolution for irregular and complex cases.
• Collaborate with clergy and the parish liturgist to plan the ritual steps of initiation.
• Coordinate and attend all OCIA Rites.
• Collaborate with Children’s Faith Formation Director to plan and lead formation sessions for parents of children preparing to receive their sacraments.

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Practicing Catholic in good standing, active member of a parish, and faithful to the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Mission driven and rooted in prayer.
• Desires to build a culture of missionary discipleship within the parish.
• Available to work Tuesday evenings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications and related productivity tools.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-5 years of experience in evangelization ministry or catechesis required.

SKILLS

• Prayer-centered discernment (individual and group) to better understand God’s will.
• High degree of emotional intelligence and pastoral sensitivity, with the ability to facilitate respectful and compassionate conversations around personal biases, conflict, trauma, and misunderstandings of Catholic teaching.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to provide vision, inspire collaboration, and guide staff and volunteers in advancing the parish mission.
• Cultivating volunteer engagement and developing thriving small-group communities.
• Strong public speaking, group facilitation, relational storytelling, conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to present faith-based concepts in ways that are accessible, engaging, and relevant to diverse audiences.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and move tables and chairs to arrange meeting spaces.

START DATE

As soon as practicable

APPLICATION 

Please also email cover letter and resume to Fr. Henri Tshibambe at frhenri@fatimalakewood.org and Fr. John Mrozek at frjohn@fatimalakewood.org by October 10, 2026.