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St. Scholastica Parish 7800 Janes Avenue Woodridge, IL 60517 |
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St. Scholastica Parish
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Catholics Returning Home
Do you know someone who has left the Church? Most of us do not have to look very far to find non-practicing Catholics in our circle of family and friends. Many of us are concerned about these loved ones, but we don’t know how to help them. Obviously, most of them are searching, but how can we help them find their way home? As baptized, practicing Catholics, we have a precious gift of faith and love from the Lord that needs to be shared with our non-practicing brothers and sisters. First, we need to pray for them. Next, we need to extend a personal invitation to them to come home to the Catholic Church. Most non-practicing Catholics are waiting for an invitation to return. Many mistakenly think they are excommunicated and are not welcome to return for a variety of reasons. Many non-practicing Catholics carry with them a tremendous amount of guilt and misinformation about the Church and are afraid of approaching the Church for fear of being rejected. You can make a tremendous difference in someone’s life simply be reaching out to them and telling them that we miss them and would like for them to come back home to our Church family. Here at St. Scholastica Parish we are starting a special program to help non-practicing Catholics return to the Church entitled “Catholics Returning Home.” This program was designed by Sally L. Mews who at one time was also a “returning home” Catholic. She promotes a ministry for returning Catholics that includes compassion and acceptance. This is a new program at St. Scholastica and we will use Sally Mews program but it will be adapted to the specific needs of the participants. Please pass this article on to anyone who might be interested. For more information, call (630)985-2351 Ext. 130 or E Mail SDenning@stscholasticaparish.org. |
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