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
Click here
to download complete Arise brochure
Click here
to download the
Arise Pastoral Services Overview
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