Mother of God’s faith workshop forms witnesses to family and friends

Maura Baker

Staff Writer

“Do you know how much God loves you and has been guiding you your whole life? Have you ever explored your own faith journey, and would like to share this with others but aren’t sure how?” These are the questions being asked by the planning committee of Mother of God parish’s upcoming faith workshop, “Talking About God with Family and Friends.”

A development from the parish’s parish missionary disciple training (as part of the diocesan-wide With One Heart initiative), Mother of God decided to focus on the fact that “the most important missionaries in the Church are, first of all, parents, as they share their faith with their children and, secondly, friends, who share their faith with those around them,” said Father Michael Comer, pastor.

“We’re not trying to form professional missionaries,” he said, “what we’re trying to do is empower parents to share their faith with their kids … ‘Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers,’” Father Comer quoted Pope Paul VI, “so we’re trying to help people be witnesses to their own family members and to their friends.”

The session, held on a Saturday morning, aims to “get people started with how to talk to family and friends, and what they need to know about their own faith,” said Kathy Stevie, a parishioner of Mother of God on the planning committee for the workshop. “And, then, once they understand where they themselves are coming from,” she said, “all the different perspectives on Saturday can come to together and put it all together in a way to feel more comfortable in discussing their faith.”

The workshop is open to all, and is set to be held on April 5 at Mother of God Church’s undercroft, Covington. With doors opening at 8:30 a.m., the workshop continues until daily Mass at the Church at noon. Questions can be directed to Mary Ann Kelly at mkelly@mogcov.org.