Small Christian Communities

A Word From Our Bishop

God has chosen many ways to make Himself known to us. He speaks to us in creation. He speaks to us through ordinary people and events. He speaks to us through the Church. The Bible is God speaking in our lives in a special way. The Word of God is life-giving and grace-filled. When we gather to read, to study, to share and to pray the Word of God we are both enlightened and encouraged. The Word of God reminds us that we are loved by God and precious in His sight. We never tire from hearing the message. I urge you to participate in the Scripture Resources Program and the formation of Small Christian Communities in your parish. You will benefit on a personal level from your participation in these programs. The know-ledge of the faith that you will receive will also help you to contribute to building the Body of Christ, the Church. God Bless You.

The scope of the Small Christian Communities ministry includes providing workshops and training to establish small faith sharing groups in your parish. We also recognize that many forms of small Christian communities already exist in various programs like Alpha, Couples for Christ, Marriage Encounter, RCIA, CCO, and more. Besides this, various groups already existing in the parish -- Parish Pastoral Council, liturgical ministries, music/choirs, youth groups, CWL, KofC, -- can learn to incorporate the elements which can transform a task-oriented group into a community. These elements include that group members share together in prayer, mission, support, learning and participation. We offer two different formats of Scripture Reflection Guides specifically designed for Small Christian Community gatherings:

Scripture Resources
Diocesan SCC Coordinator
Email: scriptres@saskatoonrcdiocese.com

Reflections

Resources

The Prophetic Dimension - A Bibliography of Materials from Resource Library (L) and from Scripture Studies Office (S) at Catholic Pastoral Centre 

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