You may also enjoy the “Tale of the Faithful Acolyte”. My favorite line: "Maybe we should just create an angry mob and go after her."
Do you think St. John’s is small, medium or large? In the church I was an acolyte in, we were so small, and getting smaller, that we were downsized from “church” status to “mission” status. (And as for a youth group – there was me and this guy, Nick – that’s it.) Father Matthew’s church in Yonkers had a similar problem; however, they had a more extreme situation and their church was closed. It’s been reopened now and they’re working on expanding the small church.
In an article from their webpage we can see just how small we’re talking:
“Sunday service at the church now draws some 25 people, up from just five when it closed. Part of that audience comes from a supporting parish in Manhattan that sent congregants to Yonkers to help revive the church.”
Ft Matthew says, "You get out a message and all you need is creativity." What do you think our message is for St. John’s EYC?
More info: http://www.spcy.org/artman/publish/article_88.shtml
Friday, June 15, 2007
The Tale of the Faithful Acolyte: Father Matthew Presents
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St. John's is nowhere near large and is not that small but I think we're definitely hanging on to medium, especially if you consider the size of our Youth Group.
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