Why Pray to Saints!

Hi All! The second group of RCIA Candidates discussed some interesting facts about sainthood and some of the many Saints which the church recognizes.

Every RCIA Candidate must have a Saint name and for those who are aware of your saint name, we would like you to research what it means and who it is and share it with us.
For those who do not have a Saint name, we would like you to do some research on some saints and see which one you would like to be named after.

You can click HERE to visit a Catholic website that can give you some added information about our Saints.

Have Fun!
Bless!

Last Things: Judgement, Purgatory and Mercy

Last Evening, Deacon Alexis, O. Carm., led the teaching on the Last Things all of humanity must pass through. Let us continue the discussion with these questions:

1. Newspapers and television broadcasts daily surround us with accounts of suffering, violence and death. How do Catholic beliefs in the “Last Things” help us better understand the mystery of human suffering and death?
2. What new insight(s) have you gained from your reflection on the “Last Things?”
3. Discuss ways in which Catholic beliefs in eternal life differ from popular or contemporary understandings of life after death.

Let's Go! Bless!

Feedback and Notices

Hi All,

It was so nice to have seen so many of you at the St. Jude's Chapel, last Friday for the Feast of St. Jude! It really was a wonderful celebration and we are happy that you all were there to witness such a beautiful liturgy. We would like to hear from you what and how you felt. So please, sound off in the comment section below!

This Friday, we will be back at the St. Joseph Parish Hall as we continue our sessions. I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone (Both Years 1 and 2 as well as the team leaders) of our Advent Retreat which takes place on Sunday 27th November from 9.30AM to 2.30PM. It will take place at the Sinsinawa Retreat House (Where Sr. Gail lives) on Picadilly Street, St. Joseph, just a few houses higher from where the parish hall is located. So please pencil in that date. More details will follow as we come nearer to that date.

If anyone has any questions, comments (and hopefully, no complaints), please know that you are at liberty to leave them in the comment section below! God Bless you all in this week ahead. See you all on Friday! 

Blessings,
Br. Brent Durham

St. Jude Feast Day

Hi All,

I would like to remind ALL candidates (Years 1 & 2) and also all team leaders that next Friday (Oct. 28th) there will be no formal RCIA session in the parish hall in St. Joseph. Instead, we will ALL join with the parish in celebrating our patron saint, St. Jude.
The feast day mass will be celebrated at 6.30PM in the Mt. D'or chapel. We would like encourage ALL to please reach as early as you can to ensure that you have a seat.
Everyone will get an opportunity to be anointed with the oil of St. Jude during the mass.

Hope to see you all there! God Bless!

Discussion on The Truth: Year Ones

Hi All,

Last Friday, Jennifer would have engaged you all in some hard-hitting questions regarding the truth. I am going to re-post the same questions that were discussed to give anyone an opportunity to continue to share and also for those who did not get a chance to respond. Remember, at least ONE response is needed.

1. Is there objective truth?
2. Is there a God?
3. Is there revelation?
4. Did Jesus really exist?
5. Is Jesus God?

Let's Go, Bless!

Salvation History: Year Twos

Hi All,

You would have engaged in some discussion last Friday regarding the History of Salvation with Deacon Jeffrey. I am sure some interesting points were raised. Let's now continue our discussion:

1. How is God's faithfulness and love revealed in the history of salvation?
2. Why did God gradually prepare humanity over thousands of years for the revelation of his Son in Jesus Christ?
3. What connections do you see between your faith journey in the RCIA and the biblical history of salvation?

Let's Go! Bless!

Discussion for Year Two: Word Made Flesh

Last Friday, I carried you all through the teaching on, "Word Made Flesh" and I shared with you all the two natures of Jesus, that is both human and divine. Let's now continue with our discussion:

1. Why is belief in Jesus Christ as 'Son of God' so central to Christianity?
2. How can you deepen your personal relationship with Christ? How can you grow in your understanding of Jesus' life, his teaching and his saving death and resurrection?
3. "Who do you say I am?" is Jesus' question to his disciples. Peter answers, "You are the Christ, the son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). How would you answer Jesus' question, "Who do you say I am ?"

Let's Go! Bless!