A quote from the Parish Catalyst website: Where is Catholic faith experienced? Where has it been lived, day-to-day, by the most people for centuries? In the local community of believers. In the parish. As the USCCB writes, “Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of our Church. Parishes are the place where God’s people meet Jesus in Word and Sacrament and come to touch with the source of the Church’s life.” Parish Catalyst invites pastors with demonstrated creative leadership skills and key members of their pastoral teams to join a Parish Catalyst Learning Community. We then foster an environment where participants challenge each other to capitalize on new ideas and stretch their visions of ministry beyond the current strategies in play at their parishes. (www.parishcatalyst.org)

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