Evangelization
Eternal Life is this, to know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. (John 17:3)
There is no true evangelization if the name, the teaching, the life, the promises, the kingdom and the mystery of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God are not proclaimed. (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 22).
Why Evangelize?
What is the purpose of my life? Who is God? What happens when life ends? Why is there so much suffering and evil in the world? Does it make a difference how I live my life? Can I make a difference in the world around me?
All of life’s hard questions are answered by our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet many people still have not heard his Gospel, his message of salvation and redemption. Others have heard it but have lost faith in its truth and value and others still believe the Gospel is an obstacle to happiness and to the development of society.
Evangelization and the mission of the parish
The parish is a privileged place where the faithful concretely experience the Church. Today in America as elsewhere in the world the parish is facing certain difficulties in fulfilling its mission. The parish needs to be constantly renewed on the basis of the principle that “the parish must continue to be above all a Eucharistic community.” This principle implies that “parishes are called to be welcoming and fraternal, places of Christian initiation, of education in and celebration of the faith, open to the full range of charisms, services and ministries, organized in a communal and responsible way, capable of utilizing existing movements of the apostolate, attentive to the cultural diversity of the people, open to pastoral projects which go beyond the individual parish, and alert to the world in which they live.”…The institution of the parish, thus renewed, “can be the source of great hope. (Ecclesia in America, 41)
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If you would like more information or have questions please feel free to call Magdalena Gutierrez, 301-853-5334.
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