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We have been talking and praying about a Faith Formation Center for the parish. We have the land and we are raising the resources and soon we will begin the long process of construction to build the physical center itself. But here in cyberspace we already have both the space and the resources to build a “Virtual Faith Formation Center”.

Under the leadership of Deacon Sal and the Evangelization Team we want to create a place where Adults and Parents can go to learn more about their Catholic faith. No meetings, no travel, no time constraints. It will be there when you are ready or when the Holy Spirit gives you a poke in the ribs.

7 Pillars of Catholic Spirituality Contemplation

Mathew Kelly's seven pillars of Catholic Spirituality given at a mission in Arizona.  Pillar 2 - Contemplation



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Evangelization Survey

It is said that, “Listening is the beginning of understanding and Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening.”

The Evangelization Team at Visitation Parish wants to listen.

 One way we can begin to do this is by your participation in the following simple survey. This is your parish and your honest and sincere input is needed. Please help us to be better ministers to our parish’s needs.

They say, “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

Do you care? The Evangelization Team cares . . . Let us give each other the opportunity to show it.

 

(Please direct any questions to: Deacon Sal Vicari at 732-477-0028 ext.218 or deaconsal@visitionchurch.com)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:   Certain fields in your personal information are required so that we may communicate to you our thanks and any outcomes of this survey.

1. What, in your opinion, are the two or three greatest needs in our Parish Community?

2. Why do you think that less and less people attend church in our area?

3. When looking for a church to attend, what kind of things do people want from that church?

4. What kind of advice would you give to a church that wants to be helpful to people in our area?

5. Speak your mind:    (This One Is All Yours)

This is your opportunity to be heard and share you opinions. (You know you have one)

You can give praise or give constructive criticism. You may want to vent or just think out loud. If you want someone to listen to you . . . We will.

Profiling Information

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What's Your Story?

Here is an opportunity to share your faith and encounters with God with others.

 

It is the power of the Holy Spirit and the testimony of people that brings the Good News and hope to those who are thirsting for “Living Water”

 

In John’s Gospel he tells the story of a Samaritan woman who encounters Jesus at a well and how Jesus offered her more than any ordinary water. He offered her living water of eternal life. So moved by this experience she ran into town to tell everyone of her encounter.

She says, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?" They came out of the town and made their way toward him. (John 4:29-30)

 

In this story, a woman experienced the progressive stages of faith in Jesus. She met Jesus, she learned about him, and she came to believe in him. Then she went and told other people about him. 

Then John tells us, “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days.  And because of his words many more became believers.  They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." (John 4:39-42)

 

The people listening to her also came to believe in Jesus.           

 

If we look at our lives with spiritual eyes we will begin to see our Lord’s finger prints all over it and our close encounters with him.

 

Like the Samaritan woman we have encountered Jesus at the well.   But!!!

Do we run back into town to tell others? Do we share these encounters so that others may be nourished and encourage? Do we lead them to the well so that they may encounter Jesus and believe for themselves?

 

Here is your opportunity to do that.

 

Share your faith story . . . your miracle . . . your encounter . . . and we will share it with others.     

We may put it in our homilies, our bulletins, our news letters, our conversations . . . anywhere we have the opportunity to share the good news of what God has done and is doing in our lives. This is just one more way we can all make a difference here at Visitation Parish.

 

Note: If you share the story with us you are giving us permission to share it with others but if you wish the names to be kept private please check that box and we will respect your wishes.

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Googling God: 
The Religious Landscape of People in Their 20s and 30s
by author Mike Hayes