Last Spring, you may remember that our parish was given the opportunity to take a survey on parish life entitled the “Disciple Maker Index.” This survey reflected upon many aspects of faith and community, and invited all of us as a parish family to consider what are our areas of strength and growth as we move forward.

In conjunction with the Pastoral and Finance Councils, our parish is participating in an initiative from the Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI) known as the Next Generation Parish. The purpose of the Next Generation Parish is to identify what are the top three priorities for our parish in planning for the future.
 
The Catholic Leadership Institute has identified four indicators of what a highly effective parish should embrace: spiritual maturity, shared leadership, a vibrant Sunday experience, and a desire to be a missionary disciple. These four qualities will be examined further over the course of the next few months, but generally speaking, the desire is for Resurrection Parish to be a very vibrant, faith-filled community ready to bring others closer to Jesus Christ and His Church.

Planning for the future is especially critical, as it allows us to anticipate the needs of our parishioners now and in the years ahead. There will be updates coming out via the bulletin and Flocknote as this process unfolds and periodic talks from the ambo, but I hope you will all pray as this venture begins for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thank you all for what you do already to make Resurrection such a dynamic parish; I am excited to see where the Spirit leads us.

Confirmation: Please pray for our Confirmation candidates who will go on retreat this Sunday to prepare for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, November 4th. May the Holy Spirit enlighten all those who will participate in this retreat and inspire them to have a greater commitment to faith.

Eucharistic Revival: The Eucharistic Revival study entitled Jesus and the Eucharist will begin on Wednesday, Sept 20th at both St. John Capistran and St. Thomas More in the morning and evening respectively. Please consider coming to deepen our belief in the Eucharist and desire to bring others to our Eucharistic Lord. There is more information on this effort in the bulletin, and you can find out more by calling the Parish Office or by going to
www.resurrectionpgh.org/national-eucharistic-revival.