Every Catholic in a Small Group (Lent)

Many places | Starting Lent if not sooner

In case you missed our invitation weekend (Jan. 28) materials, or even if you saw them, a refresher would be excellent! In short, as part of our effort to strengthen small groups at the Church of Saint Mark, and in harmony with the greater push within the Archdiocese, particularly in implementing the fruits of the recent synod, every Catholic in the parish is being greatly encouraged to be a part of a small group!

So, this Lent, a mainstay of our spiritual formation will be just that: small groups! Lean in!

JOIN A SMALL GROUP FOR LENT

Frequently Asked Questions!

Q. Okay … what’s a “Small Group”?

A group of 6-10 people who come together regularly (weekly

or every other week) for an hour and a half, to encounter

Christ together through praise, prayer, learning, and sharing

God’s work in their lives.

Q. So why should I be in one?

So many reasons…

1) Because Jesus calls us to come to know him and love

him together, not alone

2) Because [while] we can meet each other at Mass, and

get to know folks at Coffee and Donuts, [but] it’s only

in smaller groups that we can truly form deep Christian

community

3) Because this is a place where you can also invite others

to come and encounter Jesus

Q. Is this just what we’re doing for Lent this year?

No. And also, yes.

This Lent we want everyone to have the opportunity to

experience Christian community in a small group for at least

5-6 weeks. But every group and every group member will

have the chance to discern whether to continue after Lent.

Ultimately our parish vision, shared by the Archbishop, is that every

Catholic will be in a small group.

(And not just for Lent!)

Q. But didn’t I hear some thing about small groups last fall?

Last fall many of your fellow parishioners took part in

a Small Group Leader Formation Series. Most of these

small groups, and others yet to come, are the fruit of that

formation.