Community
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“Lord Jesus, help me break down barriers within me so that I can live in fellowship with other Catholics. Open my eyes to see my need for their support and prayers, and their need for my support and prayers – so that we may grow together as brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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Check out St. Anthony's Social Groups, Ministries, Prayer Groups, and Service groups for opportunities of community and to offer the gift of yourself here in our local community and beyond. Follow the parish on Facebook or Flocknote to have opportunities to meet these groups.
An “event of love” for each one personally is the event that men and women are called to experience in the life of the local Church, most specifically in the parish.
The reason why a faith community is so powerful is that it follows the way God made us to live: not in isolation but in relationship (Psalm 133:1)! Through our faith community, we also learn the message of the cross as we see our brothers’ lives transformed by Jesus in the nitty gritty events of the day. Jesus is the Word made flesh, and in a similar way, the church is the teachings of Christ made flesh. It is us, his body, living out his word in our everyday lives. Remember that Jesus commanded us, before he went to the cross, to love one another as he has loved us (John 13:34) and he prayed that “they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us.” (John 17: 21).Even though it may seem strange in our individualistic world, we truly do need each other if we want to grow in faith. We need the witness of other brothers in Christ. We need to see the way they live out his word. What’s more, they need the same thing from us! And most importantly, we need their prayers and support (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Join a faith-sharing group in the parish. If there are no small groups in the parish that interest you, consider forming one — or join a Bible study and build relationships with other Catholics.
As you stand shoulder to shoulder with other Catholics, the message of the cross will penetrate deeper than you’ve ever known before and you will be “transformed into the same image from glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18). Then you will become a greater witness to this darkened and broken world.
Come join your St. Anthony's parish friends and their friends in pursuit of the authentic relationships.
See the menu on the left side for more group information.