Faith deepens and grows most when it is shared.
For that reason, St. Isidore is answering St. John Paull II’s call to a “New Evangelization” by embarking on a spiritual renewal of our parish through
- The formation of small groups of Catholics and seekers who will meet regularly to share their lives and faith with one another through the Be My Witness experience, which begins this Fall; and
- Preparing parish leaders to step into roles as Invitation Ministers and Small Group Leaders for Be My Witness.
You have been called by name and your gifts and skills recognized by the Be My Witness Leadership Team to invite into service as a Small Group Leader and/or as an Invitation Minister.
What do Small Group Leaders Do?
- Be excited about this great opportunity for our parish to grow in faith!
- Commit to belong to a small group by registering for Be My Witness this fall.
- Attend two training sessions (August and September). Note: small groups are NOT catechetical sessions, just people sharing their faith with a small group of others, wherever they happen to be on the journey, including the leaders.
- Assist Leadership Team with word-of-mouth publicity of Be My Witness.
- Facilitate a small group of 8 people, who will meet in 6-weekly 90 minute sessions to share their lives and faith journeys. Leader guidebooks and other materials are provided.
- Assist Leadership Team after each 6-week series in evaluating and celebrating the Be My Witness experience.
What do Invitation Ministers Do?
- Be excited about this great opportunity for our parish to grow in faith!
- Commit to belong to a small group by registering for Be My Witness this fall.
- Attend one Be My Witness training session
- Assist Leadership Team with word-of-mouth publicity of Be My Witness.
- Seek and invite people into service as Small Group Leaders.
- Invite people in and beyond the parish to participate in the Small Group experience.
- Assist Leadership Team after each 6-week series in evaluating and celebrating the Be My Witness experience.
As you can see, because of the similarities of the job descriptions, many people will be able to fill both of these roles to make Be My Witness successful at St. Isidore.
For more info contact Tom, tnorton@stisidoreparish.org.