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Journey of Faith Witness
In Pope PaulVI’s, Evangelii Nuntiandi (14) we read: “Evangelising is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelise, that is to say, in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ's sacrifice in the Mass.” Whilst there are many different ways in which we can share our faith, witnessing through the spoken word is one of them (1 Peter 3: 15).
Bishop Testimonies
Over the summer a number of the bishops will share on video a moment when the Lord spoke to them heart-to-heart. Do watch these stories for inspiration and encouragement. Perhaps consider forwarding links to these testimonies to others?
How to share your story?
A PowerPoint and guidelines sheet have been created to encourage all the baptised to identify a moment when God spoke to them. The resource offers questions to help people articulate something of their journey of faith. These can be used in groups or by individuals. The aim is to equip the baptised to share something about their faith story as opportunities arise before, during and after the Pope’s visit.
Parish Patron Saint
The stories of saints are wonderful tools of evangelisation, but how well do you and others know them? Perhaps make available summary materials about your parish patron in the newsletter, website, noticeboard, local newspaper and online? More on British Saints can be found here .Stories of British saints are also available in DVD format from: www.marysdowryproductions.org.