Meet Our OCIA Candidates and Catechumens

2025

Please keep our candidates, catechumens and those who have recently joined the Catholic Church in your prayers!

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Reilly Fair

 I was baptized Catholic but grew up in a non-denominational church. I started dating my best friend, Sam, who is Catholic, in high school. That began my journey towards the Catholic Church. Sam and I are getting married in August of this year.  I have felt the pull from Christ for a long time to take this leap of faith and am so excited by how I am learning and growing in my relationship with God. What I love most about Our Lady of Light is the people. I have met so many wonderful people who inspire me so much. In my free time, I love walking, creating art, baking, and reading.   I am looking forward to digging deeper into the community! 

Kelly Haws

I am a mother of two boys, Maxwell (first grade) and Luke (kindergarten), who both attend Incarnation Catholic School.  I also have a wonderful husband, Ben, and we reside in Centerville.  I enjoy traveling, reading, listening to live music, watching my boys’ sporting events and spending time with friends and family.  My sons will be baptized Catholic in June 2025 and I would like to join the Catholic faith alongside them.  I look forward to attending mass as a family.   I have very much enjoyed the OLL family and have learned lots by being part of the OCIA program and attending weekly sessions. 

Mark Horwitz

My wife and I moved from Indianapolis in 1980 to this welcoming and loving community. We raised our family here.  Our daughter now lives in Nashville TN and our son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter live in Cincinnati.  Our family has been going to Incarnation since we moved to Centerville in 1986.  I joined OCIA to find my path to getting closer to God and learn the traditions and beliefs of the Catholic faith.  This journey is a deep interpersonal exploration of my being. Now I'm retired and enjoy nature, biking, walking, having time to visit family and volunteering. Presently I volunteer at Carillon Park in the Restoration Department and as a conductor on the train.