Corpus Christi Catholic Parish
Parish Couple Grows Pareja Parroquial se Closer to Christ Acerca más a Cristo y and One Another a Los Demás Durante During Pandemic la Pandemia
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or one young couple in our parish ara una pareja joven de nuestra preparing for marriage, the onset parroquia que se prepara para el of the pandemic has meant they have matrimonio, el inicio de la pandemia not only grown closer with each othha significado que no solo se han acer er, but their relationship with Christ cado, sino que su relación con Cristo has also grown stronger. también se ha fortalecido. As the pandemic restrictions Cuando se establecieron las reswere put in place, Peter continued tricciones de la pandemia, Peter contiwith his RCIA classes and has joined nuó con sus clases de RICA y se unió the Church. He attributes the love a la Iglesia. Atribuye el amor de Cristo of Christ he has experienced with que ha experimentado a su mejor cahis being better able to live with pacidad para vivir con las dificultades the difficulties brought forth due to provocadas por COVID-19. COVID-19. “He llegado a apreciar la fuerza que “I’ve grown to appreciate the Cristo ha tenido en esta situación,” strength Christ has had in this situadice. “He podido mantener una actitud tion,” he says. “I’ve been able to mainpositiva. No podría hacerlo sin confiar tain a positive attitude. I couldn’t do en Dios. Me da el apoyo que quizás no it without being able to rely on God. hubiera tenido.” He gives me the support I might not Al tener que quedarse en casa, la have had.” pareja descubrió que podían comuniPeter Hutcheson and By having to stay home, the coucarse más profundamente entre sí soHaley Harrill are getting ple found they were able to more bre su fe. married Nov. 7. They deeply communicate with each other “A través del proceso de RICA, siemfound that pandemic about their faith. pre ha estado en nuestras mentes”, restrictions enabled them “Through the RCIA process, it’s dice. “Lo que estaba aprendiendo en to grow both in their always been the thing on our minds,” relationship, and in their clase, pudimos hablar sobre asuntos he says. “What I was learning in relationship with Christ. como formar una familia y qué valores class, we were able to talk about son importantes para nosotros.” matters like raising a family and what values are En cuanto a Haley, poder hablar con Peter important to us.” mientras asistía a las clases le ha ayudado a As for Haley, being able to talk with Peter as he profundizar su fe. attended the classes has helped deepen her faith. “Es bueno tener a esa persona con quien “He’d come home and talk,” she says. “It’s nice hablar sobre tu fe,” dice. “Estaba aprendiendo having that person to talk to about your faith. I was mucho de lo que él está aprendiendo. Incluso learning so much from what he’s learning. Even cuando hacía sesiones de Zoom, me sentaba y when he did Zoom sessions, I’d sit in and learn. It aprendía. Es asombroso lo que no te das cuenta is amazing what you don’t realize [about our faith] [de nuestra fe] cuando creces como católico.” when you grow up Catholic.” A medida que la pareja siguió las pautas de As the couple followed quarantine guidelines, cuarentena, descubrieron que les permitía reduthey found that it enabled them to slow down and cir la velocidad y concentrarse en su entorno, y continued on page 5
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