All parishioners are encouraged to participate in the Lenten Video series. Please keep the evenings of Wednesday, February 24th,Wednesday. March 2rd & Wednesday, March 9th open in your calendar. It will be at 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas (Lower level)
The Lenten Video Series consists of three interactive sessions that invite parishioners to add their voice to the pastoral planning process. Your input is important and encouraged! Each session features a short introduction from Archbishop Mancini, followed by three 10 -minute segments focused on a particular aspect of the topic. A time of prayer and group discussion follows each segment. From there each participant completes a short survey aimed at capturing where the parish is excelling and where the parish may need improvement. This information will be used by your parish pastoral planning team to help create the action plan for your community. All sessions conclude with a short reflection from Archbishop Mancini focused on the Gospel readings for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of Lent.
In session one, John Stevens – Manager, Pastoral Life & New Evangelization – identifies our mission using Biblical examples, the wisdom of Pope Francis’ exhortation The Joy of the Gospel, and the contents of Archbishop Mancini’s 2014 Pastoral Letter.
In session two, Fr. Rob Arsenault, C.C. – Chaplain at Dalhousie & St. Mary’s University – brings our focus on the crucial aspect of community. Speaking from his experience as a pastor, working with young adults, and as a member of a religious community Fr. Rob challenges our assumptions about our sacramental life, our relationships with one another and the world, and our systems and structures.
In the third, and final, session, Chris O’Hara – Staff Member at the St. Therese School of Faith and Mission – reflects on our need for Formation. Combining his experience working in youth leadership with the writings of Saint John Paul II Chris offers us a look at formation, in terms of the maturation of our Christian life.
We ask that you register with Tracy at the parish office. (902) 423-3057