August 31 , 2007 - Information Sessions Announced for
ARISE: TOGETHER IN CHRIST
RENEW
International to Present Spiritual Renewal Process to Parishes
(PDF Poster and Signup Sheet)
 Boston,
MA—Mary Ann McLaughlin, Co-Director of the Office for
Worship and Spiritual Life, announced the dates, times, and locations
for the upcoming information sessions for ARISE: Together
in Christ. Ms. McLaughlin is the Co-Coordinator of the ARISE process, along with Auxiliary Bishop John A. Dooher.
ARISE:
Together in Christ is a comprehensive process of spiritual
renewal to be offered within the Archdiocese of Boston as a
centerpiece of its celebration of its two-hundredth anniversary in
2008. All parishes and campuses will have the opportunity to
participate in this process from RENEW International.
Information
Sessions - 2007
Mon.
Sept 24 1–3 PM St. Julia Parish Center, Weston
Tues
Sept 25 1–3 PM St. Therese of Lisieux Parish
Center, North Reading
Wed
Sept 26 1–3 PM Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Malden
Thurs
Sept 27 1–3 PM St. Edward the Confessor Parish Center,
Medfield
Thurs
Sept 27 7–9
PM (Spanish/English) Bishop Peterson Hall, Brighton
Mon
Oct 1 1–3 PM Bishop Peterson Hall, Brighton
Tues
Oct 2 1–3 PM St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Center,
Westford
Tues
Oct 2 7–9
PM (Portuguese/English) Bishop Peterson Hall, Brighton
Wed
Oct 3 1–3 PM St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish Center,
Hanover
Thurs
Oct 4 1–3 PM St. Elizabeth Church Hall, Milton
Pastors, staff, and selected lay leadership are invited to
attend an information session. Sessions will be offered in all five
regions beginning September 24, 2007. (See sidebar.) At these
sessions, Sr. Theresa Rickard, OP and RENEW International presenters
will provide more detailed information about the process and how it
will unfold.
“We
encourage every pastor to bring representatives from his parish’s
staff and lay leadership to attend one of these sessions to learn
more about this opportunity to renew parish life,” Ms.
McLaughlin said.
RENEW
International staff will present specific sessions in English, Spanish, and
Portuguese in response to the needs of the diverse communities in the
archdiocese.
Parish
Survey Results Shared
Earlier
this summer, every parish received an introductory packet with
information about ARISE and a survey to gather parish input to
shape the elements and content of the process. Results of this survey
will be presented at the meetings. Parishes can still complete the
survey online, available in multiple languages, at
www.renewintl.org/rcab through September 14, 2007.
Sign-up
sheets for the Information Sessions recently went to all parishes
with a letter from Cardinal Seán.
Parishes that wish to attend should complete the sheet and return it
to Mary Ann McLaughlin at the Office for Worship and Spiritual Life
in Brighton. Questions can be directed to Ms. McLaughlin’s
office at 617-254-6469 or via email at
spiritual_development@rcab.org.
Additional signup sheets can be downloaded and printed here.
About ARISE: Together in Christ
ARISE:
Together in Christ offers a total renewal experience for the
parish, spiritually transforming people through Sunday Eucharistic
celebrations, small group faith sharing, daily personal meditations,
special parish activities, resources for young adults and families
with children, and Christian social action.
Basic
to the process from RENEW International is the establishment of small
Christian communities: groups of eight to twelve people meeting
weekly to read and reflect on Scripture, share how the Word of God
relates to their daily life, and encourage each other into active
discipleship. Groups will meet during six-week seasons starting in
Fall 2008. Each of these seasons has a major gospel theme that is
broken down into weekly themes.
About
The Archdiocese of Boston
The Archdiocese
of Boston was founded on April 8, 1808 and was elevated to
Archdiocese in 1875. Currently serving the needs of approximately 2
million Catholics, the Archdiocese of Boston is an ethnically diverse
and spiritually enriching faith community consisting of 295 parishes,
across 144 communities, educating nearly 50,000 students in its
Catholic schools and 156, 000 in religious education classes each
year, ministering to the needs of more than one million patients
annually in its hospitals and 200,000 individuals through its social
service outreach. Mass is celebrated in nearly twenty different
languages each week. For more information, please visit www.rcab.org.
 About
RENEW International
RENEW
International is a canonically-recognized Catholic organization based
in Plainfield, NJ, in the Archdiocese of Newark. RENEW International
fosters spiritual renewal in the Catholic tradition by empowering
individuals and communities to encounter God in everyday life, deepen
and share faith, and connect faith with action.
RENEW
International has a 27-year record in revitalizing parish life in
over 130 dioceses in the United States, touching the lives of 25
million people through its renewal processes. RENEW International
also reaches many thousands outside the United States, having served
people in 23 countries, across six continents and in 44 languages.
The organization’s web site is www.renewintl.org.
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