March 21st marks the one year anniversary of public Masses being canceled in our Diocese and our first parish online Mass (we didn’t know how to livestream at that point so it was a posted recording). Just as our set-up for livestreaming the Mass has come a long way from a phone balanced on a music stand, we have all been learning new skills and ways to adapt to the new rules for living in a pandemic. Something that has become abundantly clear in the last year is our innate desire for connection to other people. We miss gathering together in person, sitting together, eating together, shaking hands, and hugging each other. We continue to cautiously find ways to inch our way back to “normal.”
Have you been feeling disconnected from the parish community? Maybe you weren’t very involved before March 2020 but this past year has you yearning for more. Maybe you were involved but have had all your “normal” connections ripped away this year and are trying to find a way back to that community feeling. A great way to get re-connected is to join a ministry or team at the parish. You have gifts that are needed. When you share those gifts with the parish you will meet or get reacquainted with other parishioners. As we start to emerge from our frigid winter into spring, we will soon be able to gather together outside. I am inviting you to consider joining one of our Faith Formation Teams. I will be spotlighting different Faith Formation Teams each week in the bulletin, starting with the Family Faith Formation Team. This year has been an experiment in a family and home based faith formation program. There have been positives (like the sacramental prep program used for First Reconciliation) and negatives (like using Dropbox to share materials). If you have opinions about faith formation at our parish, I encourage you to join the Family Faith Formation Team (FFF Team) to help shape what it will look like going forward. We will start having some FFF Team meetings later this Spring when the weather allows for outdoor meetings. Anyone with an interest in improving the lives of families in our parish is welcome to join the FFF Team- teens and adults. Let me know if you want to be notified of our meetings this spring and summer. We will be brainstorming ideas for a summer program and exploring options for a family-based program next school year. Email me at [email protected].
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