WORKSHOPS & OTHER RESOURCES:
Our Core Mission: Sharing Jesus Christ
The Church exists to evangelize. As Pope Paul VI stated, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ is "the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity." (EN 14)
Empowering Disciples
The Office of the New Evangelization assists parishes and groups to form and equip intentional missionary disciples. We provide workshops and resources to help individuals:
Many people, including sometimes those who attend Mass regularly, have not heard the Gospel. They may have heard it with their ears, but their hearts have not been converted by this overwhelming good news of what God has done for us in Christ Jesus.
Several Recommended Evangelization Processes
The Office of Evangelization can either facilitate or train a small group or parish leaders to facilitate these processes in your parish.
Rescue Project: The Rescue Project is a 9-week experience of the Gospel in a
powerful video presentation by Fr. John Riccardo, surrounded by an environment
of prayer, food and small group conversation and sharing.
Who is it for? This series is appropriate for anyone but especially for
adults in the pew or Catholics who may have drifted away from the faith. Even
for committed Catholics, it can renew our understanding and awareness of what
God has done and continues to do for us and invites us to respond, and to renew
the fervor of our faith and prayer.
Here is a short trailer:
Alpha
Alpha, as the name suggests, is the beginning point. It is a very basic explanation of
Christianity, accessible to anyone. It is an 11-week series plus a day away (although
other scheduling options exist). Each session starts with dinner, followed by a
20–30-minute video on a question of the Christian Faith and then a small group
conversation. Because of its
introductory nature, Alpha creates a space for conversation around life's big
questions – Is there more to life than this? Who is Jesus? Why and how should I
pray? How does God guide us? Who is the
Holy Spirit?
Who is it for?
Alpha is
for great for everyone, but the intended audience is those who are on the
periphery of our faith or not Christian at all. It can be a wonderful refresher
for practicing Catholics who may never have made a conscious decision to follow
Christ.
The 99
The 99 Evangelization process is a three-pronged program:
The 99 Masterclass is to train a group of committed
Catholics who can then facilitate the 99 Experience which can then be followed
up with the 99 Handbook to let participants deepen their faith. All three parts work in a cyclic fashion: The
Masterclass is to train leaders who can then run the Experience and facilitate
small groups which can lead to a book study of the Handbook to go deeper, which
can lead people into the Masterclass, and so on.
Brownbag meetings are usually run at lunchtime (hence the name) either on Mondays or Wednesday. Suggestions for future discussion topics are always welcome. Brownbag Discussions will always be advertised in eNotes and generally are run on the Microsoft TEAMS platform.
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