TODAY, August 13th, at 7:30pm in the Church
Our parish, Blessed Sacrament, describes itself as a Center of Evangelization. Mercy Night is coming up next week, an evening of prayer/adoration and music, and a big aspect of this prayer event is just that, evangelization. Although we haven't been able to do this much in the past, we are now starting to develop this by bringing together an "Evangelization Team". The role of this group will be to stay outside of the church during Mercy Night, in pairs, on the steps or on the sidewalk (or going even further afield if you wish) and invite people - anyone! - to go inside BSC and pray. This is not about apologetics or defending the Church, but about giving an invitation to spend time with the Lord. Mercy Night is for everyone, not just Catholics, and it is a particularly safe, welcoming, no-pressure environment for non-Catholics to enter into. And especially since Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is there on the altar, whether people know it explicitly or not when they come in, He is present and can touch their hearts powerfully.
We are meeting this Thursday, August 13th at 7:30pm, in the Church to the right of the sanctuary. We'll be discussing the what and how of this and then will have a short prayer time at the end. Sorry for the conflict with TOB, we'll try to avoid that next time.
We want our city to come to know the Lord, do we not?? Join us!
Questions? Email Janelle at bighinatti@gmail.com
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