CALLED TO BE CHURCH

 

 

On Monday, October 23rd, 2006 the youth of our Parish Family came together in prayer to reflect on the mission of the Church, a mission entrusted to us by

Jesus Himself.  As part of the Diocesan Pastoral Planning Process, they reflected on and discussed four questions.  Those questions, and a summary of the

group’s thoughts, follow.

 

How does your life imitate Jesus for others?

           

            ●     setting a good Catholic example

            ●     food drives

            ●     support for the poor and sick

            ●     making prayer a part of our live

            ●     standing up for justice in school

            ●     incorporating love, compassion, loyalty, respect and honor into our lives

            ●     helping senior citizens

            ●     donate time and money to organizations that help the poor and sick

 

In what way does our parish community serve the needs of the community?  How are we serving others?

 

            ●     Bethlehem Giving Tree

            ●    collections for the poor

            ●     food drives

            ●     sending cards to the elderly

            ●     presents for the poor at Christmas

            ●     flowers to shut-ins

            ●     special meals as service to the community (e.g., Joseph’s House)

            ●     giving clothes to the Salvation Army

 

What part of our parish life must be maintained, sustained and perhaps expanded?

 

            ●     food drives

            ●     community service

            ●     parish dinners

            ●     helping the poor

            ●    liturgical ministers and choir

            ●     promote vocations

            ●     keep the community involved

            ●     expand faith formation and youth ministry programs

 

What does a great parish community look like?

 

            ●     good amount of people who are believers in God

            ●     does community service

            ●     has community events (dinners, breakfasts, etc)

            ●     has a good leader

            ●     has a clean building

            ●     good youth ministry and faith formation programs

            ●     has things to keep “little kids” occupied

            ●     later Mass times on Sunday

            ●     works together as a group and influences people to attend church

            ●     youth community are all friends with each other and look forward to being confirmed

            ●     sees church as a learning experience for kids

                ●     learning more about God and have fun activities at the same time (e.g., movie nights, bowling, sleepovers, etc)

 

 

WHAT’S NEXT?

 

            The youth will meet again in mid-November to discuss “Ministry” –

the same topic that will be discussed at the November 9th Parish Town Meeting,

 

            Through the entire Pastoral Planning Process, the insights and your prayers of every parishioner are vital as we work

together to respond to the Lord’s call to be His Church.

 

 

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