Mission Matters: February 13, 2018

This week’s “Parish Table Talk”: Witness to Justice; Lent in 3 Minutes; Word on Fire ENGAGE; Regional Townhall Meetings with Office of Respect Life

Parish Table Talk

•  Witness to Justice: Archbishop Lori will be sending out an important message on Wednesday, February 14th. In preparation for that message, here are some posts that can be shared on social media (Facebook post/Twitter post). Please consider sharing these posts to spread awareness about the Archbishop’s upcoming message.

•  Regional Townhall Meetings: The Office of Respect Life invites you to A Culture of Life in the Parish and Beyond: Regional Townhall Meetings. All pastors, clergy, pastoral staff, parishioners, partner ministries, and community leaders are invited to share experiences from the March for Life, learn more about Respect Life Ministry across the Archdiocese, build relationships between parishes and communities, and discuss local strategies and activities to build a culture of life in the parish and in the broader community. These meetings will take place in the following regions: NE Baltimore County on Feb. 22nd at 10am (FLYER), Central MD on Feb. 28th at 10am (FLYER), Howard Co./W Baltimore Co. on March 1st at 10am (FLYER), Anne Arundel Co. – TBD.

•  Lent in 3 Minutes: Here’s a short video giving the basics about Lent. This video resource can be shared on a parish social media page, website, or in email communications.

•  Word on Fire ENGAGE: Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire ENGAGE is an online resource that has recently been developed to evangelize the parish: small group members, Sunday church goers, and inactive parishioners. Word on Fire has provided this resource for FREE during Lent. This resource is available through Flocknote. To find out more information and to sign up your parish, visit the Word on Fire website.

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