An Announcment made on Sunday, May 22, 2016 by John McKee for the Elders
The elders want to give everybody an update on the status of hiring an Associate Minister with emphasis on Youth and Family.
As you remember, we got to meet Nathan Thomas and his family last week and Nathan got to teach the teen class and preach the morning sermon. From that, we received a lot of positive feedback from the congregation as a whole and from the teens and their parents as well. Also, the elders, Charles, and their families, were very favorably impressed with Nathan, his wife, Laura, and their kids during their stay with us.
In summary: We realy like Nathan and his family.
In our search, we received quite a few resumes from other applicants and did phone and online calls with some of them. We also had invited two others to come for a tryout, but one cancelled (because he took another job) and the other couldn’t come in a timely manner.
stay unemployed for long.
So, based on all of that AND the feedback we received, we have offered Nathan the job and are currently in the process of negotiating a compensation package with him. We hope to have this competed soon.
We want to thank you for your prayerful consideration and support of this effort and want to encourage everyone to see if they can give a little bit more help with Nathan’s ongoing salary.
In the 30 years Peggy and I have been here, we have been impressed with the generous spirit of the members of Laurel Avenue. You all have demonstrated your love in so many ways with your prayers, words of encouragement, and financial support for many efforts. Here’s another opportunity
We ask for your prayers for Nathan Thomas and his family that this will be a blessing for them as well as for us over the next few weeks, months, and years. Because of the interest in adding an Associate Minister with emphasis on youth and family, we have already seen an uptick in the teen class attendance. We are excited about the growth potential in their ministry and for growth for all of us at Laurel Avenue.


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Legends of Montserrat
of Barcelona, Spain, is the legendary monastery of Montserrat, the site
of religious pilgrimages for a long time, possibly going back even before
the Christian era.
The monastery can be found about halfway up the steep, barren mountain.
Only ruins can be found of the 11th-century Benedictine monastery, the
new monastery on the site was built in the 19th century.The monastery
at Monsterrat is home to one of the famous "Black Virgin"
statues. More about such statues and the history and legends of the
Black Virgins later......
monastery of Montserrat has long been a center of devotion for the Virgin
Mary. Legends say that the Virgin Mary has performed numerous miracles
there which explains the fact that the mountain had been inhabited by
hermits as early as the end of the ninth century. During this time the
mountain was reconquered from the "Saracens" and given to
the Benedictine monastery of Ripoll by the counts Wifredo and Suner.
The monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat was created out of one of
the hermitages. A large number of pilgrims went there, mainly because
of their belief in the wonder-working powers of the black statue of
the Virgin Mary . The monastery was also a cultural center of the first
order. Some of the monks residing their had studied at far away universities
like Paris or Bologna. Clerics from noble Spanish families, mostly from
Catalonia, represented the aristocracy in Montserrat through their celebration
of daily masses.
This is how Montserrat became the spiritual, cultural and political center of Catalonia.
With the conquests of the Catalon-Aragonese crown, Montserrat became famous worldwide: Churches were built in honor of the Virgin from Montserrat
in Mexico, Chile and Peru. In the colonies, islands and settlements
were named after her. After the almost complete devastation of the monastery
by Napoleon in 1811, Montserrat regained its former significance only
during the Catalonian 'Renaixença' and its rebuilding at the
end of the nineteenth century.
the Red Book of Montserrat
One of the
most precious treasures from the library of Montserrat is a codex from
the late fourteenth century, the 'Llibre Vermell' or 'Red Book'.
The manuscript is named after it's red velvet cover which was created
in the late 19th century. 35 of the original 172 sheets in folio of
this manuscript are lost today. Besides various other contents, mainly
for liturgical use, one of the fascicles (folio 21v - 27r) contains
ten musical works (notated during the years 1396-1399).
anonymous scribe explains in the text of the book, the intended function
of the pieces which were copied by him:
"Quia interdum peregrini quando vigilant in ecclesia Beate Marie
de Monte Serrato volunt cantare et trepudiare, et etiam in platea de
die, et ibi non debeant nisi honestas ac devotas cantilenas cantare,
idcirco superius et inferius alique sunt scripte. Et de hoc uti debent
honeste et parce, ne perturbent perseverantes in orationibus et devotis
"As it happens that the pilgrims, while holding night vigil
in the church of the Blessed Virgin from Montserrat, sometimes desire
to sing and to dance and even so during the day, in the Church Square,
where only virtuous and pious songs may be sung, some suitable songs
have been written down here for this need. These should be used in a
respectful and moderate manner, so as not to disturb those who wish
to continue their prayers and religious contemplations."
was no pilgrims hostel at Montserrat, the visitors spent the night in
the church, thus rearranging the liturgical room into a hostel. The
songs of the Llibre Vermell were meant to replace the traditional secular
songs and dances performed by the celebrating pilgrims during the night
vigil. Fitting to this task, the "Cants dels Romeus", the
songs of the pilgrims, have a popular tone. Some Spanish traditional
melodies were probably also used, but their original lyrics were substituted
by religious texts which should communicate essential points of the
christian doctrine of salvation to the faithful. The erudite and and
well-travelled monks from Montserrat also combined musical influences
from different European regions.
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Legends Of Montserrat
are many legends concerning the mountains and monastery of Montserrat.
One legend tells that in the year 880, on a Saturday night when the
sun was going down over Montserrat, some boy shepherds saw a bright
light coming down from the sky, accompanied by beautiful music. The
following Saturday they returned with their parents. And the vision
came to them again. On the following four Saturdays the Rector of Olesa
went with them. And everyone saw the vision.
As soon as he heard about what had happened, the Bishop of Manresa arranged
a visit. A grotto was seen where the image of the Holy Mother of God
was found. The Bishop suggested that the image be taken to Manresa,
but as soon as it was lifted up, it became so heavy that it could not
be moved. The Bishop
interpreted this as the manifestation of the will of the Virgin to stay
in that place. He ordered a chapel to Mary to be built and that she
be worshipped on the mountain of Montserrat.
The Black Virgin
& Mary Magdalene
If it is true that a large proportion of the ancient miraculous Madonnas
of the world are black, why is this phenomenon generally so little known
today? A poetic verse from 1629 catalogues some of the national shrines
of Europe, all of which, at the heart, seem to represent an ancient
tradition of devotion to a statue of the Black Virgin. Many such Black
Virgins exist, often having survived centuries of war, some in large
basilicas, others in village churches, yet others in museums and libraries.
Many more are also in private hands, for a variety of reasons.
Some are painted statues, others are murals or paintings, and some are
statues carved from ebony.
Some of the most famous Black Virgin shrines are Chartes, Loreto, Zaragoza,
Rocamadour, Montserrat, and Guadalupe. Early textual references describing
images of Black Virgins are few, although Peter Comestor (12th c. biblical
scholar of Troyes and Paris), St. Bernard of Clairvaux (an early leader
of the medieval Knights Templar) and Nicephorus Callixtus (1256-1335),
the Byzantine church historian, all have had something to say on this
There is also a strong religious folk tradition connecting the Black
Virgins to the medieval Knights Templar and also with Mary Magdelene.
A famous Black Virgin - la Madone des Fenestres (the Madonna of the
Windows), near St-Martin-de-Vesubie (one site where many Templars were
massacred) was believed by folk tradition in the area to have originally
been brought to southern France by Mary Magdelene. Whether such legends
spring from a kernel of truth, or are purely legendary, it is still
intriguing to examine the sheer number of such place-names, legends,
and beliefs about these subjects and their interconnections, at least
in the popular mind. And that in itself says something.
Montserrat & The Holy Grail
to the Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia (1968 version), Montserrat
was thought in the Middle Ages to have been the site of the castle which
contained the Holy Grail. Says the encyclopedia, "The Renaissance
church contains a black wooden image of the Virgin, carved, according
to tradition, by St. Luke. In the Middle Ages the mountain, also called
Monsalvat, was thought to have been the site of the castle of the Holy
In Christian mythology,
the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel that caught Jesus'
blood during his crucifixion. It was said to have the power to heal
all wounds. A theme joined to the Christianized Arthurian mythos relates
to the quest for the Holy Grail.
A number of knights undertook the quest for the Grail, in tales that
have become annexed to the Arthurian mythos. Some of these tales tell
of knights who succeeded, like Percival or the virginal Galahad; others
tell of knights who failed to achieve the grail because of their tragic
flaws, like Lancelot. In Wolfram's telling, the Grail was kept safe
at the castle of Munsalvaesche (mons salvationis) or Montsalvat, entrusted
to Titurel, the first Grail-King. Some, not
least the monks of Montserrat, have identified the castle with the real
sanctuary of Montserrat in Catalonia.
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In this article we look at the history of marriage in the UK. Our history starts at 410AD, as before this time there were no written records of the history of marriage. Before written records, history was past down orally from the older generation to the younger one, unfortunately over time this oral history has been lost.
410AD – The Anglo-Saxons and Other Tribal Groups
For many people marriage is strongly associated with religion, but this wasn’t always the case. Straight marriages at this time were about peace and prosperity rather than religion. Marriages encouraged good diplomatic relations and the development of trade between two (or more) tribal groups.
It was the fathers who decided who their daughters married and the wishes of the couple were seen as irrelevant.
|12th Century – Consent
In 1140 Decretum Grantiani wrote a canon textbook were he introduced the concept of verbal consent to straight marriage and the requirement for a couple to consummate their union to validate their marriage.
In the 12th century the Roman Catholic Church made verbal consent and consummation necessary for the church to view the straight marriage as legitimate. Some Roman Catholic writers at the time also describe marriage as a spiritual experience tied to God’s presence. While this is not surprising, prior to this very little mention of marriage as a spiritual experience.
|1549 – The Vows
The tradition of vows came from Thomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer. Although the book was updated later on, many of Thomas Cranmer’s words are still used in religious ceremonies today.
These vows laid the foundation for how the Roman Catholic & Protestant churches viewed straight marriage at the time as: a partnership.
Thomas Cranmer must have reflected the views of the mainstream population about marriage at the time; otherwise it would have been unlikely that the church institutions would have accepted and taken on these views.
Roman Catholic Priests at this time were still delivering marriage ceremonies (as all other religious services) in Latin.
However, the Protestant’s began delivering their services in the English language. This is significant as English was the common language and this change made marriage ceremonies (as well as all other religious services) accessible to all.
Today, Protestantism is one the most popular religions practiced in the UK. Many historians believe that changing the ceremonies to English played a huge part in making Protestantism a dominant religion.
1563 – Sacramental Marriage
The Roman Catholic Church officially declared that straight marriage was one of the seven sacraments in this year; meaning that it was something undertaken in the presence of god. The other sacraments are: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion, Confession, Ordination and Last Rites.
The Protestant Church didn’t see straight marriage as a sacrament at this time.
1753 – State Involvement
The Clandestine Marriage Act (1753) set out what the state expected in order for a straight marriage to be seen as legal. It required the couple to get married in a church by a minister and issue a formal marriage announcement or to obtain a marriage license.
1836 – Civil Marriages
In 1836 it became legal for straight couples to get civil marriages, which were generally held in Register Offices. This was to accommodate both the religious and nonreligious.
For the religious it meant that they could get married in a neutral place, if for some reason they couldn’t get married in their church. For the nonreligious it gave them a place void of religion. Prior to this, nonreligious straight couples had to go through a ceremony in a church and undertake practices & traditions that they didn’t believe in.
In 1837 the civil registration of straight marriages started.
1837 – It’s All About Straight Love
Between 1837-1901 it was the Victorian Era. It is said by contemporary historians that the Victorian Era is when marriage became about love, but still only the love between a man and a women. Gay people weren’t treated well in the Victorian Era in the UK, with laws against sexual acts.
|Oscar Wilde – widely regarded as one of the most talented writers of all time; was accused of sodomy by the father of his male lover. He lost the trial and was sent to prison. It was rumored that he could have escaped to France, but he didn’t. Once he’d served his sentence, he moved to France.
Left: Oscar Wilde’s grave in France, covered in Graffiti by gay people from across the world.
|1858 – Divorce
Between the 17th – 19th Centuries there were 300 cases of people wanting to end their marriages. The only way to do this was for an Act of Parliament for each marriage, as there was no accommodation for divorce in marriage law. So in 1858 the government of the time finally made divorce a legal process.
The legal process that meant those who wanted or needed a divorce could have one. But it also signified a shift in the focus of marriage from being a lifetime commitment – for better or worse, to a commitment that could be changed if life’s circumstances changed.
19th Century – Birth Control
By the 19th Century, both the Roman Catholic and Protestant Church’s had promoted procreation as the main reason for straight marriage. But as more children survived childhood, families got bigger and there was a need to use some form of contraception.
In the 1930s the Protestant Church accepted contraception, viewing it as necessary and not a sin or something God would be unhappy with. But the Roman Catholic Church has remained against any form of contraception, as they continue to see the procreation of children as a fundamental aspect of straight marriage.
|2005 – Civil Partnerships
In 2005 the first gay civil partnerships took place, a year after The Civil Partnership Act came into law.
It allowed gay people to have legally recognised relationships, which granted them the same rights, protections and benefits of a married straight couple. This included legal rights, such as being one another’s Next of Kin; rights related to their partner’s children and the benefits including those of taxation reductions.
In terms of the actual act, the gay couple could have a civil partnership ceremony that could consist of anything they wanted (within the law). This could be vows, the exchange of rings, their choice in music, etc.
The Civil Partnership Act included a legal process for those gay people who may want to end their civil partnership. It is called ‘dissolution’ and works on similar legal principles to divorce.
This was the first time that the state in the UK legally recognised gay relationships. In the first five there were 42,778 gay civil partnerships.
Peter Tatchell (Gay Rights Activist) as well as others criticised The Civil Partnership Act, saying that it wasn’t complete equality as it excluded straight people from being able to be civil partners.
|2013 – Gay Marriage
This year The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act has been passed in England and Wales. The first gay marriages are expected in March 2014.
Stonewall said of The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act:
‘This is an historic moment for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, their families and their friends. This Act will mean that, for the first time, children growing up to be gay in England and Wales will have full equality in law. We can now proudly claim to be a beacon to the world for gay equality.’
In ancient history marriage had nothing to do with religion, but helped tribes to live and thrive together. Then Christian institutions (both Roman Catholic & Protestant Churches) influenced the definition and meaning of marriage. In the last century the state has got involved for marriage, allowing marriage to be more flexible and much more inclusive.
Marriage as a concept has evolved to meet the needs and desires of society. Currently there is some debate as to what role the churches and state play within marriage. It is likely that over the next century the Churches will continue to reside over the spiritual aspect of marriage, whereas the state will continue to be involved with the legal and administrative side of marriage.
Antony Simpson, Writer of this article would like to acknowledge the following sources that supported putting together this article based on fact:
BBC – Ten key moments in the history of marriage
Office for National Statistics – Civil Partnerships Five Years On
Office for National Statistics – Video Summary: What does the Census tell us about religion in 2011?
Peter Tatchell – A setback for equality
Stonewall – Equal Marriage to become law – Thank You!
Stonewall – Get Hitched! A Guide to Civil Partnership
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Welcome to Grace Church!
This site is intended to help you learn a little bit more about us and how to connect to the mission and ministries of our church. Whether you are just passing through, or God leads you to make Grace Church your home, our hope is that the information and resources within this site will strengthen and encourage you. Be sure to check out what’s going on by scanning our scrolling announcements above and/or our calendar to the left. You can also register for upcoming classes and events by clicking on the slides or by visiting our calendar pages.
I would love the opportunity to meet you and serve you in any way we can. Please stop by and introduce yourself to me or any of our campus staff after one of our Sunday services or contact me via email or phone (864) 248.0122 ext. 347 with any questions or concerns. You can find contact information for our staff by visiting our staff page.
- Jason McCall
Discovery is an orientation to our church that provides you with information about our mission, what we believe, and our overall philosophy of ministry. It is also the gateway for you to connect at Grace Church through community groups, volunteer ministry teams, and membership.
Foundations is our membership class focusing on our church’s Core Values, six essential areas of Christian maturity and growth. This class is open to anyone at Grace Church who has been to Discovery. During Foundations, you will have the opportunity to complete church membership.
The Quest for Authentic Manhood is a 9 week study with the aim to answer the question, “What does it mean to be a man?” This study deals with different wounds and deficits that all men must navigate as well as what redeemed masculinity looks like.
Biblical Femininity is a 8-week study designed to equip our women by providing a common language and exploring Biblical perspectives. The goal of this study is to gain clarity and freedom regarding the essential components of biblical femininity within a small group setting.
Powdersville High School, 145 Hood Road, Greenville, SC 29611:
From I-85, take exit 40 (Highway 153). At the top of the exit, turn toward Easley. Turn right onto Hood Rd. at the 3rd traffic light. Powdersville High School will be ½ mile on the left. Enter using the Athletic Event Entrance at the lighted marquee. Parking for Grace Church will be on the left in the Student Parking lot.
Grace Powdersville Offices, 100A Business Parkway, Piedmont, SC 29673:
Located at the corner of McNeely Road and River Road near the new Powdersville Wal-Mart.
New Site Under Construction, 9205 Highway 81 North, Piedmont, SC 29673
God has given you unique gifts and abilities for the specific purpose of serving him and building up the church. Not only are you called by God to service, but Grace Church needs your help to fulfill our mission. We want you to “Make Your Mark” on Grace Church by finding where your gifts and passions align with the needs of the church.
What is a “Jump In”?
A jump-in is an opportunity to try a serving role out 1 time to see if your gifts and abilities align with the role. Some leadership roles do not have jump-ins.
Serving Needs at Our Campus
- Grace Church Kids | Camp Grace Small Group Leaders
- Production | A/V Team
- Campus Impact | Setup Team, Ushers
|Nursery (0-24 Months)||Preschool (2yr – 5k)||Elementary (1st – 4th Grade)|
We offer all Children’s Ministry programming (infant through 4th grade) during our 10:30am service. Camp Grace (1st through 4th grade) does not meet on the first Sunday of each month.
Parents should check their children in at the Children’s Check-In station upon entering the building – our Children’s Welcome Team will help register your children for their classes. Please plan to arrive 15 – 20 minutes early to check in your children before the service.
Grace Student Ministry
Grace Church Student Ministry exists to move our students toward spiritual maturity and growth in their relationship with Jesus Christ through pursuing God, connecting with the church, and engaging the world. We believe that students have a strategic impact to make on our community. As such, we desire to provide students with unique opportunities to transition into partnering contributors of the local church.
|High School Ministry||Middle School Ministry||5th and 6th Grade Ministry|
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Seasonal Giving Opportunity
During this season of thankfulness, we wanted to present a need in our community that we are helping to meet. We would like to help vulnerable families who are living in poverty in Pickens County. With an emphasis on helping attain self-sufficiency, the Dream Center of Pickens County is a faith-based, non-profit that serves as a “hub” in a network of resources.
Our church goal is to provide 300 gifts:
- 100 new sweatshirts (all sizes) Team logos would be great!
- 200 toys for children from infants to 18 years old
- Gifts can range anywhere from $5 – $25 and need to be unwrapped
We are also in need of 42 volunteers (adults and college students) to work the store (various times on Tues, Thurs, and Sat from December 3rd – 21st). For more information or to volunteer, please contact April Ellenburg (firstname.lastname@example.org).
Donations can be dropped off at the Powdersville campus the next two weeks.


In life, faith is an essential for victory. If you have not mastered the art of using faith, life is continually a pit of quicksand of circumstances that relentlessly drag you under them. All of heaven sorrows at this tragedy, as Jesus Christ came to give the believer the power to walk on the waters of the impossible, and command circumstances to serve the Kingdom of God.
1 John 5:4 says that faith is what causes us to overcome in any area of life. In fact, this verse goes as far to say that faith itself IS the victory, not just the cause of victory, that overcomes the world. Do you have victorious faith like this? How would you know?
This teaching delivers a view of the nature of faith that you may not have heard before concerning Hebrews 11:1. Many have told me that this message answers the questions they have had of why some things seem to come to pass half way, and not all the way. However, it will also give you the push you need to take it the rest of the way- through the Author and Finisher of our faith. Be prepared to be filled with a fresh confidence that your faith in God is strong, and know this tool will work for you in your life and others as well.
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Just looking for some suggestions really for our ceremony music!
We are getting married in a Catholic church with a full Mass and so would need 4 pieces of music/hymns. The entrance music will be Canon in D so that's 1 sorted. We met with the priest who actually encourages instrumental music rather than hymns/needing people to sing, as he said a lot of family and friends attending the wedding may not know a lot of hymns if they don't attend Mass. So I'm maybe thinking of having just the one singing hymn at the end of the ceremony/service and the other 2 pieces just instrumental.
So I'm just wondering if there's anyone else having a Catholic wedding and what music you had, or any advice on what pieces of music we could have?


Many, many moons ago I served with a group of young people who traveled around the country talking to youth about God. Every so often, we would take time to write what were called “glory stories.” We wrote them about a conversation, a conversion, a moment where we saw God working in the lives of the young people we met with, or the families who hosted us. I was able to see His work in the lives of those around me, but I had a really hard time seeing the glory story He was writing in my own life. I still struggle with that.
In our five years of marriage, we’ve made our lives in four different homes, and yesterday we found out that this spring our landlord will not be renewing our lease and we’ll be moving into our fifth home. We just don’t know where that will be yet.
The moving part? It sucks, but honestly, that’s the part that bothers me the least. We did a great job purging and packing things before our last move, and we’ve got lots of boxes that are still taped up.
The kids will be fine. I was so worried about how the transition to this last place would go, but they were awesome. I think we actually were doing a lot more thriving than surviving after the move.
The hardest part is trust. Trusting that He will provide. Trusting that this time we’ll find the place for us.
Two years ago I insisted that we needed to move (because the mice, oh! The mice!) and then it became clear that moving wasn’t an option. So I trusted that that was where we were supposed to be. Four months later we got a notice to vacate. We packed up our lives with a newborn, and moved. I thought our next move would last a lot longer, but that became clear that it wasn’t the right fit, so we packed up and moved again in less than a year. And then here, in a beautiful neighborhood, close to family, I allowed my heart to rest. But now we’ve got six months left before we’ll pack up and move again. Three moves in three years.
We’ve got so much to be thankful for. We’ve got our health, my husband has a job he loves, and we’ve got family and friends who support and pray for us. I can’t see the plan through the details, but I know the bigger picture is His glory.
So, if you’re so inclined, pray with us? Pray that our hearts are filled with peace and hope. Pray that we find a home that is good for our family, and a long term solution. Pray that we can soon share a glory story with you.


Catholic Cathedral Precinct
Approximate Value: $100m
The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral is a proposed replacement to the original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, after it was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. It will be located next to Victoria Square in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. The cathedral is expected to be completed by 2025. The plans were announced by Bishop Paul Martin on 7 December 2019.
The Cathedral is only part of a large $500m collaboration called ‘North of the Square’, partnered with the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, Ōtākaro Limited, and the Carter Group. This development will include new offices, a five-star hotel and a multi-storey carpark. “North of the Square” has been billed as the largest private multi-site construction undertaken in the central city post-earthquakes, covering two large blocks of high-profile land, which have sat empty since 2011.
The Catholic precinct will cost $100m, with $40m being designated to the construction of the cathedral. The remaining funds will be spent on chancery offices, an open courtyard, a garden and parking.
There are two architect companies that are to design the new cathedral. One is a local architect firm, Warren and Mahoney Architects who are based in Christchurch, and Franck & Lohsen Architects from the United States. Franck & Lohsen are known for their traditional designs and have built churches all over the world. Bishop Martin is stated saying why this firm was chosen:
“I am looking for us to build something that is more traditional rather than something modern. It needs to tap into why people loved the cathedral. People loved the cathedral because of the style and elegance”.
Rawlinsons have worked with the Catholic Diocese on many projects and are very proud to have been selected as lead Quantity Surveyor and Cost Consultants for this iconic project.
Securing the right resources at the right time for the best price is key to delivering projects on time and within budget.


Praise the Lord and pass the burgers
Outdoor festival and concert in Hollywood mark 60th anniversary of ‘young’ archdiocese
HOLLYWOOD | How to celebrate the archdiocese’s six decades? Try a picnic.
That’s what archdiocesan officials decided in throwing a mega-family celebration for the 60th anniversary of the archdiocese. The picnic was held Oct. 28 at Nativity Church.
“The universal Church is more than liturgy,” said Katie Blanco Bourdeau, chief development officer for the archdiocese. “It’s also family and community.”
About 1,000 people agreed with her, attending the event from several parishes. Burgers, Bingo, carnival rides and Christian rock blended easily with Mass and prayers at the six-hour event.
Under Nativity’s towering, 35-foot stained-glass windows, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, the main Mass celebrant, set a light-hearted but sincere tone for the 800 worshipers.
“In a Church that is almost 2,000 years old, 60 years might not seem like a long time,” he said. “But here in South Florida — where everything seems like it was built just yesterday — 60 years is something to celebrate.”[foogallery id=”5971″]
“It’s a beautiful day for a picnic, and a beautiful day for a bike ride,” said the archbishop, who came to the event on his black Harley-Davidson Street Glide motorcycle.
He added, tongue in cheek, “And the Dolphins aren’t playing.”
After Mass, churchgoers found a variety of activities awaiting them at the grounds and buildings of Nativity School. Parents put their kids on a slide, whirling tubs, a climbing wall and a pint-size Ferris wheel. A face painter did a brisk business, with teenagers as well as children.
Older kids tried their skills at throwing hoops, lobbing softballs into a milk can or passing footballs through a ring. And for older adults, there was the parish standby of Bingo.
Best attended was the Battle of the Bands. Under Nativity School’s spacious outdoor shelter, said to be the largest in the archdiocese, 500 people heard rock, pop, folk, funk, electronic and Latin dance music — all by young Catholics.
Seven bands performed, including EPIC, The Call, SOFLO, Heart & Soul, Finding Paradise, Soldiers of Mercy and Alianza Nativity. But although they competed, some of the musicians spelled out higher goals.
“To bring modern-sounding Christian music — music worth listening to — is a blessing,” said Daniel Rodriguez of EPIC. “It’s what we were made for.”
Echoing the sentiments was Ricardo Hermida of Soldiers of Mercy, an inter-parish youth group. “We didn’t come to win. We just came to praise the Lord.”
However, the Soldiers and other bands did come with their own fans, wearing specially marked T-shirts and cheering wildly.
“As Catholics, we’re supposed to do something — what is it?” Jason Ruiz, lead singer for Soldiers of Mercy, asked the crowd.
He answered his own question: “We are called to save souls. Say it with me!” And the crowd boomed his words back.
Listening at a table in front were four judges, who picked Soldiers of Mercy as winners. The group got a trophy and $250 for the Guitar Center music store. The other six groups were given $25 each for the Guitar Center.
Marjorie Austin heard about the picnic just the previous day and brought two children from her parish, St. Malachy in Tamarac, where she runs a ministry to the young. “They seem to enjoy it as well,” she said of the children.
Although the concert naturally attracted younger ears, older parishioners attended the picnic as well. Vinny Murphy, who has been attending Nativity for two years, said she was planning to volunteer at a picnic booth.
“It’s being around other people that’ll give you life,” said Murphy, 87.
Jane Negreira and Danny Mato saw an overlap with Encuentros Juveniles, the archdiocesan ministry in which they are both leaders.
“This is family, like at Encuentro,” said Negreira, 18, who attends St. Catherine of Siena parish in Miami. “It’s brothers and sisters all together.”
Mato, 19, of St. Timothy Church, also in Miami, agreed. “It’s important to come together, no matter how old you are. This diocese is where we live.”
Therese Lantigua, a graduate with a history major from the University of Central Florida, noted the comparative youthfulness of the archdiocese.
“We’re babies compared to places like Boston or New York or Baltimore,” said Lantigua, a parishioner at St. Mark in Southwest Ranches. “But that makes us fresher, more vigorous, because we’re still living it out. Young people are making it more innovative.”
Correction: An error was made in the quoting Jane Negreira and Danny Mato. They are actually leaders in the Encuentros Juveniles ministry of the archdiocese.


23 Mar 2015
Usually, one finds himself or herself in a very difficult situation. In many occasions, the situation may be caused mainly by the same individual thus easily understood. But the situations often come that cannot be explained. In this perspective, a number of people go back to religion to look for answers. Using religion as a solution to problems makes people eventually become convenient converts or transients. The faith of the same convert lasts for as long as the problem exists.
In the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Crusoe faces a lot of problems. The same problems prompt Crusoe to seek God's intervention. A religious conversation is made by Crusoe when shipwrecked in the desolate island. After a critical examination of his past life, Crusoe concludes that his detention on the island is the punishment by God on his past foolish life.
Crusoe's faith about God has a positive role in his life on the lonely island. He gets hope in God's words seen in the bible that say "call me in the time of trouble and I will deliver, and you shall glorify me". These words highly inspire Crusoe. The hope of being delivered gives him the reason to live. Rather than despairing in his condition, he is able to produce the best from the situation with the hope of being delivered eventually. He makes the best of the situation on the desolate island. He decides to put his energy into use rather than gloating about the situation. He manages to furnish himself with a lot of things by utilizing the raw materials and the island. On a very detailed perspective, Crusoe's faith in God gave him something that was indeed urgently needed than optimism (Defoe 10).
Crusoe was given a means through which he could communicate what he was thinking about by being faithful in God. However, God is an abstraction that needs imagination or belief so as to be seen as an abstraction. As a result his mind was kept active and God kept him from being insane. Without God, his loneliness perhaps could drive him over the hedge (Defoe 98). His faith not only gave him hope for liberty, but also played a role as an intangible "something" that worked as a replacement for the communicator (person).
His faith dealt a big blow when he discovers a man's footprint in the beach in the island. Fear raged over his mind on seeing the footprint. He was shocked and thought if the devil waned to contrive the man's image of the foot so as to scare him away. When the reason sets in, he decides that the sign of the foot print could be the remnant of a cannibal tribe's visit to the island. He is terrified by the cannibals and says that fear send away all his religious hopes and the previous confidence in God that was based on an amazing as he had of His goodness, now gone. His faith seems to be very small and one must wonder on the validity of his conversation. He accepts the invasion of his island as simply God's punishment and vows that it was his unquestionable duty to resign himself to the will of God and also his duty to hope and pray and submit to the dictates of His divine intervention (Defoe 60).
His resignation to God's will does not mean that he is actually a convert. It could be interpreted as the ultimate desperate attempt to conciliate God. He certainly does not want to anger Him anymore than he had done before. Perhaps he saw the footprint as a lure to live his faith. Thus, when he resigns himself to the will of God, he might be simply saying "God, I do not want to anger you any longer, in fact if you are listening now I'm willing to accept it as part of my fate". By also accepting the footprint and the probability of alien cannibalistic attack as God's work and a section of fate, he liberates himself from having to take part in any form of action. Once he resigns himself to God is happy symbolizing a great load which is fear and worry having been removed from his shoulders.
The next moment, Crusoe utilizes his moral reasoning lasts for a short period after he sees the footprint on the beach. He finds human bones littering everywhere in the beach. He hates the sight and forgets about the cannibal's presence as God's punishment and decides to end the feastings. He plans to kill some of the cannibals or all of them if possible. However he finds out that he has no power to be the judge and the executioner of savages at the same time. He reasons that the cannibals had performed what he believed were the crimes for a long period of time and had gone unpunished by God so that the sinner lacks any right to cause harm to them.
This may symbolize the new entry of Crusoe's moral values, for the remainder of his detention on the island. By Friday he fulfills the unwritten urge to God. The words by which his first conversation was made "call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver, and you shall glorify me" played a role as an agreement between Him and God. Crusoe wanted a companion and God deliver Friday. Crusoe replied to this by glorifying the name of God to Friday; converting the day to Christianity (Defoe 56).
This "contract" is just a symbolic reflection. Crusoe never openly mentions the words of God that have been already mentioned as the reason behind Friday's conversation nor does he show any contractual duty to God. Perhaps the fact that he does not want to mentioned the duty or contract shows that he indeed underwent a very strong conversation of religious nature on his detainment in the island (Defoe 29). Now, may be he sees glorifying God as a "matter of fact". At any point in time, he converted Friday to Christianity and the conversation appears to have rested favorably with Him. Shortly after the conversion of Friday, Crusoe is home delivered by God after a period of thirty five years detention of Robinson in the island (Defoe 33).
When he comes back home, Crusoe's behavior testifies his religious ambivalences. It is clear and understandable that he is a changed man. But, he does not really base his change on God. Indeed, God appears to have become a secondary issue in his life. He asserts his belief in God, and would not be shaken from his belief. This is seen when he sells his plantation. He did so because of the fear of religious persecution. By then Brazil was in the middle of Inquisition by Spain with Crusoe having no intentions of changing his religion to Roman Catholic from protestant as a way of escaping the Inquisition. Here we can see his belief in God, but what is the meaning of this belief? (Defoe 67)
One may ask if Crusoe's belief was a reflection of devotion and faith. However, it seems not to be so. When he goes to England, he avoids going to church to thank God for arriving safely. Instead he asks about his financial situation. His generous personality is seen when he arrives in England and supports the widow. The question that comes up from this scenario is the amount of generosity that he attributes to God. Actually, there is none. His "generous intentions" are clearly not religious. He considers kindness. His actions are not manipulated by the spiritual duties. In short, it appears that he has achieved a true, hidden belief in God by what he experiences in the island, however that the same belief is not necessary in his personal life after his detainment in the island.
Before his detention, Crusoe had no fear or belief in God. He finds God during his detainment in the island and in the process goes back to England believing in God. In this perspective, one can argue that Crusoe is changed (converted). Regardless of having no faith in God before his detention, he returns with a very strong belief that even makes him sell his plantation. The question then is "how far will the belief take Crusoe though? He sets aside parts of every day so as to pray to God. Back in England he barely prays. Eventually, the readers see him going back to his old personality. He takes no heed of the warnings of the old woman whose husband had died and goes out to look for his island. Even with his belief in God, he is ruled by impulse (Defoe 91). He keeps on changing his personality from that of wanting to be a convert and avoiding being one. Indeed many readers may not actually understand the position of his principles. It appears that the only thing we can suggest about him is that he was exposed to changes when he was detained in the island. The detention brought significant changes to his life and that is where the main things in his life begun to change. We can say that it was a major turning point in his life (Defoe 76).
In conclusion, it easy to say that Crusoe experienced just but a part of the conversion process. He is a convert in the perspective that he at least managed to get a belief in God while in detention; however this is the point where the change ends. The remaining faith that Crusoe showed when he was on the island was timely. In this case Crusoe is the icon of the "convenient convert". His great devotion and great faith ended once his bad condition was settled. The combination of his belief, but little faith in God then denies him the chance to be a complete convert.
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Patmos, Greece is a tiny island with a big history. It’s a popular Christian pilgrimage because of its claim to fame, John the Apostle, who wrote the book of Revelation while he was exiled to Patmos. It also has its own origin story in Greek mythology. If you walk through Patmos, you’ll notice the way the streets and some of the architecture feels like taking a walk into the past, because Patmos is so connected to its past. Few places have better reason to be. Here are some of the myths, legends, and religious history that made Patmos what it is today.
The Creation of Patmos According to Greek Mythology
According to Greek mythology, the island of Patmos was once named the island of Litois, after Artemis, sometimes referred to as Litoida, the goddess of the hunt. Artemis often traveled to Caria, the nearby mainland, to visit her shrine at Mount Latmos and meet with the moon goddess Selene. When Selene cast moonlight over the ocean, they could see the sunken island of Patmos beneath the surface.
Artemis, with the help of her twin brother Appolo, convinced Zeus to bring the island to the surface. He did, and presented Patmos as a gift to Artemis. It’s believed that Patmos was once a place filled primarily wish the worship of Artemis. Some believe that the Monastery of St. John was built over her own temple.
The Revelation of St. John
The most popular tourist spots on Patmos are undoubtedly the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse. John the Apostle was exiled for a time to the isle of Patmos, where he slept in a cave. Supposedly through a crack in that cave, he received a vision from God about the end times. He wrote this vision down and it came to be the final book of the Christian Bible – the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Tourists can visit the Cave of the Apocalypse and see mosaics on the wall portraying the visions John saw. They can see the rock that he used as a pillow at night when he slept. They can even see the crack through the rocks where he received his revelation. Christians travel from all over the world to Patmos to see this cave.
Legends of Patmos, Greece
Patmos also features in the story of Orestes. After killing his mother, Clytemnestra, Orestes was pursued by the Erinyes and fled briefly to Patmos. While there, he built a temple to Artemis.
A legend also surrounds Petra Kallikatsou. The story goes that a young girl was forbidden by her mother to go swimming because she had just taken communion. Tempted by the beauty of the Aegean Sea, she insisted and her mother told her, “Touch the water and you will become stone.” The girl went anyway, and as soon as she touched the water, she turned to stone. The name Kallikatsou is similar to the word locals use to refer to a sea crow.
If you choose to come to Patmos to be witness to its wealth of history (both true and invented), you will have several options of Patmos, Greece hotels for accommodation. But Chris Hotel can guarantee you quality service and exceptional deals. Chris Hotel has room views facing the sea, the mountains, or their gardens. It’s located in Skala, the main port of the island, conveniently located to the best shops and grocery stores. It’s also an easy distance from the most popular tourist locations. Contact Chris Hotel today to book your stay in Patmos.


PLC2, Amnesty International, & Campus Ministry are rallying to get at least 50 Gaels to the Walk for Life and Requiem Mass for the Unborn. We will meet Exposition Park/USC campus at 12PM. Contact Doris to sign-up! Please click the headline for the HF informational flyer.
Please join Archbishop José Gomez, Auxiliary Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious and Faithful of the Archdiocese in a special Eucharistic Celebration of Life.
Attention 8th graders! Holy Family High School is offering the High School Placement Test (HSPT) on Saturday, February 4th. If you would like to attend the test, please click on the link provided to sign up.
Interview is to follow for applicants of Holy Family High School.
Boys are also welcome to take the test.
Application with $75 fee required.
Click on the headline for the info flyer that lists the exam and class dates for the SAT Prep course hosted by RevolutionK12 in preparation for the March 11th SAT. If you have any questions, please email or speak to Mr. Bringas. The first exam is on Sat, Jan 7th at 9AM.


(will be updated as additional groups reserve dates)
Wednesday, November 30th Fresh Spirit Vocal Group 7:00 pm
Friday, December 2 Work in Progress w/ Steve Wilson 7:00 & 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 3 Nazz Jazz - Chruch of the Nazarene
Sunday, December 4 Living Out Loud - vocal group 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Tuesday, December 6 Northern Cincinnati Youth Orchestra 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 7 Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Friday, December 9 Hometown Boys 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 10 Faith and Friends w/ Bill & Melody 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 11 Hope Church - Mason 6:30 pm
Tuesday, December 13 Silver Strings - youth orchestra 6:45 pm- 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 13 Calvary Church Choir 8:00 pm
Wednesday, December 14 Lakota Ridge Choir 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 15 Liberty Jr Choir 7:00 pm
Friday, December 16 Franz Klaber Orchestra 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 17 Marta Kennedy & Springfield Singers 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 18 Dayspring Church 7:00 pm
Monday, December 19 N. Cin Com Church-American Heritage Girls 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 20 Grace Baptist - Middletown - Handbells 7:30 and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, December 21 St Max - American Heritage Girls 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, December 22 Victors Quartet 6:30 pm
Friday, December 30 Laura Weeks - Violin 7:00 pm
w/Boriana Matey and Dave Petry
Please note: this is a FREE, walking display.
Donations are appreciated
BED & BREAKFAST
This FREE display includes:
*Hundreds of trees
*Thousands of visitors
*Millions of lights
*Free cookies and Hot Chocolate
*Local area talent on the stage (see below for schedule)
*Music throughout display
*Wheelchair and stroller accessible
*Church groups and bus tours welcome.
Open November 25th - December 30, 2016
Sunday - Thursday 6-9 pm ~ Friday & Saturday 6-10 pm
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Come relive the history of the silent, holy night, which was the beginning of Christmas so many years ago.
Sprinkled with the Christmas theme, begin by walking through some of the great events of Biblical history.
See God’s love as shown through the stories of the Creation, the Flood, and the Ten Commandments.
Share the joy in the birth of Jesus, see the wisemen as they travel to worship the new King, and rejoice with the shepherds who first heard the good news.
See pictures of many of the miracles performed by Jesus.
Join in the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus praying in the garden, as well as His death and burial. See representations of the cross and the tomb where His body was laid.
Stand in awe with the angel who announced the glory of His ascension into Heaven.


The Garin Vinnies have now completed the Memory Candles created for World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day that takes place each year on October 15. The Memory Candles will be given to families who have lost a child and will be lit as part of the 'Wave of Light' - Wave of Light is an opportunity to join with bereaved parents, families and friends around the globe to commemorate all babies who sadly died too soon. ... To join the global 'Wave of Light', people are asked to simply light a candle at 7pm local time on 15 October and leave it burning for at least one hour. At a time where abortion and the rights of people to choose this action is being hotly debated in Parliament, this was an opportunity to reflect on the grief that comes with losing a child and provide support to an amazing organisation that caters for families who have experienced loss.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
On Thursday 4 July, young people from around the world will be celebrating International Youth Day with 2019's theme being, 'Young Vincentians caring for the environment! Caring today to generate sustainability and ensure tomorrow'. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul recognises that caring for the environment and seeking sustainable practices are new ways of practicing charity because it focuses on the common good. With plastic bags being banned in New Zealand from Monday 1 July, the Garin Vinnies along with the St. Paul's Vinnies are creating material bags during the week Youth Day is being held in that can be used instead of plastic bags when people purchase items from the St. Vincent de Paul Centre. These bags are created from upcycled and repurposed t.shirts and by creating these bags the Vinnies are helping to do something positive for our planet as part of the theme for International Youth Day 2019.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
On Tuesday 11 June, the Garin Vinnies began a project of creating memory candles for Project Butterfly. These candles will be given to families who have lost a child as something that they will be able to light in memory of the child they've lost. Before this happens though, our first attempt at creating the candles will be given to each of the Garin Vinnies - a reminder of the scripture verse from Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine so that people can see your good deeds and give thanks to God" - something that is very much in keeping with being a Vinnie.
Wondered what happened to all the lovely hearts that the Garin Vinnies created and had on display as a tribute to those who lost their lives in the Christchurch terrorist attack? These hearts were given to families who belong to the ADHD Parent Support Group - a group set up to assist parents who have children with ADHD. The group were fortunate to have Ellen Montague Ramer - a Virtues Project Master Facilitator who is based here in Nelson come to speak to them about the Virtues Project which is used in a variety of spheres including assisting parents in raising children of character. As part of the talk, parents were given an opportunity to take home with them the virtues on the hearts that they felt they would like to work on as a family. It's been lovely to send our hearts out into the community in this way.
Thursday, May 23, 2019
For the Garin College Vinnies, Youth Week was an opportunity to promote the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and of course, being a Vinnie. A competition was run based around the display in regard to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul set up in the foyer of the College. On Friday 24 May, the Vinnies further promoted this work by getting out into the school community offering trays of food based around a French theme from chocolate croissants and soliel et lune to chips and French Onion dip to coincide with the fact that France is the International Headquarters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Vinnies also gave out St. Vincent de Paul logo stickers and Vinnies brochures providing information as to what Vinnies is all about. To assist with this they had a small group of the St. Paul's Vinnies come to join them. This was a great opportunity for the St. Paul's Vinnies to find out what life at Garin is like.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Garin Vinnies have now set up their display of virtues in the foyer of Garin College in keeping with the focus of 'Moving Forward - Together as One' that has played such an important part in New Zealand since the Christchurch terrorist attack.
In the aftermath of the recent Christchurch Terrorist Attack, New Zealand began the journey forward of looking at how we can as a nation develop stronger bonds with one another. In light of this the Garin Vinnies looked at the various virtues needed to do so. These virtues come from The Virtues Project – a global grass roots initiative to inspire the practice of virtues in all aspects of life. The Project is a catalyst for the renewal of kindness, justice and integrity in more than 90 countries and was honoured by the United Nations during the International Year of the Family as a “model global program for families of all cultures”.
The Virtues Project has inspired and mobilised many thousands of families, educators, leaders and employees to commit acts of service and generosity to heal violence with virtues and to create safe and caring communities.
The virtues that we, as the Garin Vinnies group felt were important in moving forward are written on the hearts displayed. Further explanation of these virtues is written on the back of each heart. This is an opportunity to take the time to read and to reflect.
On each heart there is also a monarch butterfly with a further 12 monarch butterflies created for this display by the Year 4 – 6 Vinnies at St. Paul’s School. Each monarch butterfly represents a life that was lost in the terrorist attack. Around the world people view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope and life. It is our hope that as we reflect upon these virtues and implement them in our everyday lives that we can play a positive role in fostering endurance, change, hope and life in our community
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
On Tuesday 2 April, the Garin Vinnies went on their visit to Wakefield Resthome to entertain the residents. Jackson did a great job of playing the piano and Wren entertained the residents with her flute music. On the way back to college we dropped the tactile mats made by the St. Joseph Vinnies last year into Ma's Place. We hope that the preschool children the mats were created for will enjoy playing with them.


St. Patrick’s Cathedral Restoration Project, Managed by Structure Tone, Recognized for Preservation Efforts
|Structure Tone, construction manager, and Murphy Burnham & Buttrick LLP, architect, were honored with the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards for outstanding restoration efforts at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, an international landmark in New York City. The award was presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, an organization that provides technical advice, financial aid and education in order to preserve New York’s architectural heritage.|
For more than 130 years St. Patrick’s Cathedral has graced New York City. The plan for the full restoration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral includes work on the exterior and interior of the Cathedral. Work involves necessary repairs that will ensure that the Cathedral endures for future generations:
The project also includes restorative work on the entire Cathedral campus, including the Cardinal’s House and Rectory and the completion of a new garden. The garden will be a green space open to public and will serve as a tranquil place for reflection and meditation at St. Patrick’s.
Structure Tone has enforced strict safety standards and has made every effort to minimize impacts of the restoration to St. Patrick’s daily services and aesthetic appearance. More than five million visitors are welcomed by the church each year and the project team has accommodated the church and its visitors during holidays and other special events.
The Structure Tone organization refers to a group of independent companies including Structure Tone, Inc.; Structure Tone Southwest, Inc.; Structure Tone (UK), Inc.; Pavarini Construction Co., Inc.; Pavarini McGovern, LLC; and L.F. Driscoll Company, LLC. Each member company is an independent entity operating and providing services solely under its own name. STO collectively employs over 1,350 professionals; has 21 offices in the US, UK, Ireland and Asia; and puts in place over $2.5B in annual construction volume.
Pictured above: The restoration of the Rectory of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Cathedral and Cardinal’s House is being managed by Structure Tone


encourage the exploration of scripture
Early in my pastoral career, I repeatedly encountered a piece of practical “wisdom” that went something like this: When someone comes to you with a ministry idea for the church, ask that person to become the leader of the effort. Maybe you’ve heard similar advice. Unfortunately, whether this was meant for organic leadership development, the sane preservation of the pastors schedule, or as a simple rubric to avoid the pain of saying no, it was lazy advice.
When confronted with a new ministry idea from a church member, ask three questions.
#1) Does this idea fit with the mission of the church?
#2) Does this idea fit with the strategy of the church?
#3) Is this idea best pursued by the church community?
Testing an idea against the mission statement of the church is the first and most important filter. However, it only catches a few off-target ideas. Most church mission statements are general enough to fit any well-meaning ministry idea from the congregation.
Testing an idea against the strategy of the church is the least popular pastoral response to a good idea, particularly when the idea obviously lines up with the mission of the church. This is because most churches have never articulated a strategy or know the organizational difference between a mission and a strategy.
Finally, some ideas are best pursued by individuals and efforts outside the church community. For example: inviting friends, neighbors, and coworkers to serve with you in a local shelter might realize the love of God more effectively than inviting the church family.
Scenario: A church member comes to you with the idea of a monthly men’s book club which will rotate through various spiritual titles selected by group discussion. It will include a year-end retreat with a speaker. Does this idea fit your particular church? It might or might not. How would you respond?