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The class time and room come from the OCIA coordinator's class calendar; the parish page does not post them.","source_url":"https://jp2denton.org/ocia","verified_on":"2026-11-08","score":60}]},{"parish_id":12,"slug":"good-shepherd-catholic-community-colleyville","name":"Good Shepherd Catholic Community","diocese":"Fort Worth","street_address":"1000 Tinker Road","city":"Colleyville","postal_code":"76034","phone":"817-421-1387","website_url":"https://gscc.net","score":60,"programs":[{"id":21,"parish_id":12,"name":"Adult OCIA","program_year":"2026-2027","language":"English","meeting_day":"Monday","meeting_time":"19:00","location":"Parish Center","start_date":null,"registration_deadline":null,"registration_status":"closed","registration_url":null,"info_url":"https://gscc.net/sacraments-rites/ocia/","contact_name":"Joe Tremblay","contact_email":"jtremblay@gscc.net","contact_phone":"817-442-4052","notes":"Monday 7:00-9:00 PM; the page says applications are closed for the current cycle and reopen in April 2027, and it does not state a program year.","source_url":"https://gscc.net/sacraments-rites/ocia/","verified_on":"2026-11-08","score":60}]},{"parish_id":5,"slug":"cathedral-shrine-of-the-virgin-of-guadalupe-dallas","name":"National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe","diocese":"Dallas","street_address":"2215 Ross Avenue","city":"Dallas","postal_code":"75201","phone":"214-871-1362","website_url":"https://cathedralguadalupe.org","score":60,"programs":[{"id":11,"parish_id":5,"name":"Adult OCIA","program_year":"2026-2027","language":"English","meeting_day":"Tuesday","meeting_time":"18:30","location":"Conference A&B","start_date":null,"registration_deadline":"2026-07-29","registration_status":"closed","registration_url":null,"info_url":"https://cathedralguadalupe.org/re/registrations/ociaadults.html","contact_name":"Imelda Ramirez, Director of Faith Formation","contact_email":"iramirez@cathedralguadalupe.org","contact_phone":"469-329-6223","notes":"Registration was a single in-person night on 2026-07-29 at 7:00 PM and the page says space is full; from January 2027 the class also meets Sundays 9:00 AM-12:00 noon.","source_url":"https://cathedralguadalupe.org/re/registrations/2026/ociaadultsqa.pdf","verified_on":"2026-11-08","score":60},{"id":12,"parish_id":5,"name":"Adult RICA","program_year":"2026-2027","language":"Spanish","meeting_day":"Thursday","meeting_time":"18:30","location":null,"start_date":null,"registration_deadline":"2026-07-29","registration_status":"closed","registration_url":null,"info_url":"https://cathedralguadalupe.org/re/registrations/ociaadults.html","contact_name":"Imelda Ramirez, Director of Faith Formation","contact_email":"iramirez@cathedralguadalupe.org","contact_phone":"469-329-6223","notes":"Spanish RICA sessions are Thursdays 6:30-8:00 PM; room text was cut off in my view of the PDF, and registration is shared with the English program (full).","source_url":"https://cathedralguadalupe.org/re/registrations/2026/ociaadultsqa.pdf","verified_on":"2026-11-08","score":35}]},{"parish_id":3,"slug":"christ-the-king-dallas","name":"Christ the King Catholic Church","diocese":"Dallas","street_address":"8017 Preston Road","city":"Dallas","postal_code":"75225","phone":"(214) 365-1200","website_url":"https://www.ctkdallas.org","score":45,"programs":[{"id":7,"parish_id":3,"name":"Adult OCIA","program_year":"2026-2027","language":"English","meeting_day":"Tuesday","meeting_time":"19:00","location":null,"start_date":null,"registration_deadline":null,"registration_status":"unknown","registration_url":null,"info_url":"https://www.ctkdallas.org/become-catholic-dallas","contact_name":"Sister Mary Paul","contact_email":"mhaase@ctkdallas.org","contact_phone":null,"notes":"Weekly OCIA catechesis Tuesday 7-8:30 pm; the join page says it generally begins in the Fall; entry is by setting an appointment with the team, and many candidates are received at Easter Vigil. 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