Discipleship
The Discipleship Pathway is a series of steps that each of us can take in order to keep Jesus at the center of our lives and therefore at the center of our parish. Each step on the pathway is set up to animate the giftedness every child of God, every member of our parish, brings to our community. To support you in your personal walk with Jesus and to enable you to support others along the road. Our aim is for each of us to experience all 5 aspects of this pathway in our lives. So that we can grow as disciples as a parish. So that we can grow in communion with God and with one another.
Why do we want to encounter Jesus?
Because we are meant to be in relationship with the Lord, in communion. We all do this in our own time through getting to know Jesus personally, and inviting him to be at the center of our lives, to have a personal relationship with us.
Why do we want to grow together in community?
Because wherever 2 or 3 are gathered in His name, He is there among us. In communion. At youth group we get to grow together in our small group communities, and together as a large community.
Why do we worship God?
Because we are literally built for it. We are at our best when we are doing it. We are at the height of our communion when we do that. Especially at Mass. Especially through the Eucharist. We need to be intentional. To do that we want our experience of worship on Sundays to be both joyful and reverent. We want to sing with all our hearts, we want the experience to be beautiful, from the time we arrive in the parking lot, to the time we leave. Let’s get to know each other, smile at each other, welcome each other, become one family together, and as one family sing praise to our God, come with expectant hearts, pray together, and experience communion.
Mass Times
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00am
Saturday (Anticipated for Sunday): 4:30pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 11:15am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Silent Prayer)Wednesday & Friday: 9:30am-10:30am (after Mass)
Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month from 7:00pm-8:00pm (Hosted by the Knights of Columbus)
Sacrament of ReconciliationFriday: 8:30-8:50am
Saturday: 3:30-4:15pm
Why do we serve in the Church?
Because we are supposed to use our gifts to build up the body of Christ. In other words, it strengthens our communion. We have had strong ministries for so many years. But we are going to go further. We are going to help identify the gifts that God has given each of us, and find a ministry that best fits. We aren’t going to just fill holes with warm bodies, we are going to call the gifted, that’s all of you, and find a place where you can thrive in building up Christ’s Body the Church.
Why do we evangelize in the world?
Because the communion that we enjoy together is meant to be extended to everyone. It’s all about relationships. And that’s where it starts. It starts with our friends. It starts with our families. It starts with our schools and places of work. It starts on the streets with the poor and the homeless. Wherever we can build a relationship, there’s room for evangelization. And when we evangelize, people encounter Jesus, and that brings the Pathway right back around.
It’s all about relationship. It’s all about communion. We start with friendship. It's Hard. It's hard to invite someone to Youth Group or to Mass, to share how God has worked in your life, to share the core Gospel message. We will help you. Because we need to build this up within our community.