Our Parish Community: How We Engage in Ministry

Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were blessed to welcome 191 families into our faith community this past year. Today, we are a parish of over 2,770 registered families, and we continue to grow while we serve the needs of both our parish and our community through faith-filled actions, prayer service and fellowship. Here is how we engage in ministry, formation, and education.

Ministry (2020-2021):

� Celebrating with 70 families as we welcome newborn and adult Catholics in our midst.

� Uniting 13 couples with each other, and with the Lord, in the Sacrament of Marriage.

� Praying with and comforting 33 grieving families as they commend their loved one into God’s care.

� Forming 128 children and 165 teens with 12 catechists as they prepare to receive sacraments.

� Walking with 12 adults on their journey of coming into full communion with the Church.

Formation and Education (2020-2021):

� Forming 391 children in K-6 Grade Religious Education. Due to the pandemic, this was an at-home program with parents serving as catechists.

� Forming community among 116 middle schoolers in EDGE and 20 teens in Life Teen, with 16 EDGE Core Member volunteers and six Life Teen Core Member volunteers.

� Nurturing the academic and social skills of 82 preschool children (3-year-olds and 4-yearolds) in our St. Philip Neri Child Development Center. Classes for the 2-year-olds were canceled due to COVID. To provide an alternative for in-person learning, the staff put together an at-home program in which six students and parents participated.

� Providing 35 young adults with opportunities to be active in our faith community through spiritual, service and social activities.

� Supporting 20 adults in their journey of faith through virtual adult Bible study programs.