Signs Of A Thriving Catholic Community

Opening Prayer – The prayer of John Henry Newman

"God has created me to do Him some definite service;

He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission ; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his; if, indeed, I fail, He can raise another, as He could make the stones children of Abraham. Yet I have a part in this great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling. Amen. Questions First conversation - community Which of the community marks represents what you do particularly well at the moment? Which of them represents what you’d aspire to? Second conversation - mission Which of the mission marks is well expressed in your community at the moment?Which of them do you aspire to? On the diagram, the marks around the top half of the circle relate to mission, and those around the bottom half are connected to community, although of course there is much overlap.Please go to the link below for updates :http://www.northamptondiocese.org/~new-areas-and-timetable.aspx