PHOTOS: Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion

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Seventy-two catechumens and 82 candidates from parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese who gather with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and their godparents and sponsors in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia on Feb. 26 for the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. Held in dioceses throughout the world on the First Sunday of Lent, this ritual is a significant milestone in the process of preparing to receive the Easter sacraments and become committed, active members of the Catholic Church. To request access to additional photos from this event, including of Bishop McKnight greeting individual candidates and catechumens, please complete the form at the following address: https://diojeffcity.org/rite-of-election-photo-access/

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