Parish Spiritual Renewal

Our parish formation programs and activities were created for a different age, not built to respond creatively to the needs of current generations. It is a time for parish renewal and transformation; it is time for us as disciples to build a culture of evangelization within our parishes.

How do we make it all happen?

The work of parish renewal is carried out by missionary disciples who are on fire with the Holy Spirit, collaborating with the parish leadership team in inviting others to a life of faith, in building the parish community and in serving others in need. Parish renewal depends on parishioners taking up the call to co-responsibility alongside the pastor and staff.

Every parishioner who is willing to listen to others, who is open about their faith story, who intentionally invites others to grow in their faith, who prays for and with others, and who is welcoming to all helps to foster a Culture of Evangelization, which is essential to renewal. We evangelize by being authentic followers of Jesus who are willing to share our lived experience of how Jesus transformed our life because we want to help someone know of God’s love and have their own encounter with Jesus.

This will take time. This will take energy. This will take you answering the call to growing in faith and living out Jesus’ call to discipleship.