Go Make of All Disciples

I am working on a plan with the parishes in the family to accompany newly married couples and baptism families. There is always a form of preparation for Sacraments. Couples prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony and the Sacrament of Baptism of their children. What we often lack is any follow up. Small groups are a great way to engage people and build community. I am developing a plan to capture contact information for these groups of people post marriage and post baptism.

As I begin to collect information and attempt to gather with couples/families, I will need married couples to assist. What this means is to help be small group leaders (I will train you), to mentor, and to encourage other couples. This simply means being in contact with couples, inviting them to Church (maybe even to sit with you at the Mass you attend), sharing a meal periodically, and just being a support in faith.

For this to happen and to be successful means having a “village” to support this. I encourage you to pray about this and think about how God can use your gifts and your faith to share it with others. If you want to know more or share other ideas you may have, please contact me at [email protected] or 734-676-9082, Ext. 19.

Sean Calvin
Director of Discipleship Formation
Downriver Family of Parishes