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ARISE Together in Christ

In September of this year, Saint Joseph Parish, and many other parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston, will begin a process of Spiritual Renewal called “ARISE Together in Christ”. ARISE is a three-year, parish centered process that enables people to deepen their faith, develop a closer relationship with Christ, grow in community, and reach out in service to others. We are all invited to come together to form a renewed community of laity and clergy, to spread the Good News through active commitment to charity and justice, and to welcome back those who may have been distanced from the Church.

Beginning in October 2008, over the course of six weeks, there will be and opportunity for parishioners to participate in small faith-sharing communities that will meet in homes or other locations throughout the parish. During the next three years, for six weeks in the fall and six weeks in Lent, our parish, and other parishes in the Church of Boston, will study and reflect on five basic Gospel themes:

                        Fall, 2008  -  Encountering Christ Today

                        Lent, 2009  -  Change Our Hearts

                        Fall, 2009  -  In the Footsteps of Christ

                        Lent, 2010  -  New Heart, New Spirit

                                     …and…

                        Fall, 2010  -  We Are the Good News!

During this three year period there will also be an outreach to young adults as well as a parish mission.

A Saint Joseph’s Parish Team, being coordinated by Deacon Bob Breen, has been formed to guide our parish through this process. There will be more information in the parish bulletin and on the parish website over the next few months. Team members will be available to answer questions. Sign-up Sunday for the first session will be in early September. We ask that you pray for the team and the parish as we prepare, and we invite you to prayerfully consider your own participation in the program… as a participant or even as a leader of one of the small groups.

The team members are:

            Deacon Bob Breen                  Saintjosepharise@yahoo.com    781 391-0867

Filippa Marullo Anzalone          Filippa.Anzalone@bc.edu           617 417-5603

            Doreen E. Breen                      Breende@yahoo.com                781 391-0867    

            Donna Coughlin-Lyons              Coughlyons@aol.com              

            Richard A. Grant                      Grantri@emeryins.com 

            John Prestigiovanni                  jprestisr@hotmail.com              781 395-6232

            Callie & Joe Oppedisano           calliesadler@hotmail.com         781 874-9392

            Steve & Diane Galebach           galebach@galebachlaw.com     

          
Thank you,

The ARISE Team

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