Catholic Parish Renewal
Contact
- Msgr. Morgan Rowsome: 361/241-3249
Sessions
- Advent
- Lent
About Catholic Parish Renewal
This weekend retreat is led by Pastor Msgr. Morgan Rowsome and support teams of volunteers and organizations who provide meals and hospitality throughout the weekend. Catholic Parish Renewal provides an opportunity to renew your faith along with other parishioners and to experience a deep sense of community and belonging. The retreat is open to all adults over 18 years of age. In particular, the Parish Renewal Experience focuses on the premise that we as Catholics are called to belong to a community of faith, not simply to an individual relationship with God. This requires conversion, healing, and reconciliation within the community, since our love for one another is the sacramental sign of the Church. It should lead in turn to a deeper commitment within the parish to take the Good News of love into the lives of those around us. In other words, the aim of the Parish Renewal Experience is to renew and revitalize the parish so that it may take up the challenge of evangelization in the world today.
Small Christian Communities
Contact
- Marian Tajchman: 361/241-8278
Meetings
- Weekly
- Six sessions prior to Christmas
- Six sessions prior to Easter
About Small Christian Communities
Today while many churches are intentionally creating larger congregations or mega-churches, St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Parish has chosen to foster the involvement of its members in Small Christian Communities, reminiscent of the early Church. A Small Christian Community is a group of people who come together in the most basic and personal unit of the parish. The Community gathers in the available homes of its members, who discuss their lives in the light of the gospel and share their Christian faith through prayer and conversation. Within such gatherings there naturally arises a connection of acceptance and support through which the members learn, in a personal manner, the meaning of being a Church. A Small Christian Community can encourage and enable you to ground your life in the Christian story and express faith in your everyday life.
That Man Is You
Contact
- Msgr. Morgan Rowsome: 361/241-3249
About That Man Is You
That Man is Youis a 26 week interactive men’s program combining the best research from science with the teachings of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of a man fully alive. By honestly addressing the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, That Man is Youseeks to form men who will be capable of transforming homes and society.
Why Catholic
Contact
- Marian Tajchman: 361/241-8278
About Why Catholic
RENEW International presents Why Catholic Journey through the Catechism. Solidly based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Why Catholic? is a unique adult faith formation program that is supported by leader formation, rich resources, and ongoing pastoral support. Why Catholic offers a concrete approach to help adults deepen their Catholic faith and connect its teachings to their everyday lives. With its thorough exploration of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this process encourages learning in a prayerful small community setting. The faith-sharing materials offer 48 sessions on Catholic beliefs, sacraments, morality, and prayer, with direct Catechism quotes, scriptural references, and reflection questions.