Next weekend, on August 23-24, after all Masses, we will have a Ministry Fair in Corbett Hall. Representatives from many of our parish ministries will be present after each of our Masses to explain the purpose of their respective ministries and to answer any questions you may have.
At Saint Brigid, we believe in collaborative ministry: our priests, deacons, and lay faithful working together to build the Kingdom of God. Our Lord has blessed each of us with a unique set of gifts, skills, talents, and resources so we can play a special role in building up that Kingdom here on earth.
Many of us are busy people who want to assist in some way at our parish while balancing family, work, and other responsibilities. As we strive to balance our responsibilities, we may quickly realize that it is often difficult to discern what God wants from us unless we spend some time communicating with Him. We are encouraged to spend time in prayer and to listen to hear if God is calling us to a more active, conscious participation in our parish.
In addition to prayer, to help us discern how we may place our talents at the service of God and His Church, we invite you to attend the Ministry Fair. Details concerning the Fair can be found in the parish bulletin and on the parish website. We encourage you to prayerfully consider how you may more actively participate in a ministry that interests you. We invite those who may not have participated in any ministries in the past to consider participating in just one ministry for one year. Your involvement, even on a limited basis, can enhance the spiritual vitality of our Saint Brigid faith community, and also your own spiritual life.
The following prayer, provided by the media outlet “Prayerist,” asks God to guide our volunteers as they respond to the call to serve our parish community:
Heavenly Father, we know that You have called us to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest field,
for people to go and proclaim the gospel of grace to those who have not heard of Your great salvation,
to go and make disciples and teach the truth of the gospel of grace,
to go and demonstrate the love of God,
Who sent His only begotten Son into the world,<
so that whosoever believes in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life.
Father, we pray that You would put into the hearts of many of Your children to answer this call to “Go”
to volunteer to be Your hand and Your feet and to tell of Your great sacrifice of love.
We pray that You would call many to volunteer to work, knowing that the night is fast approaching when no one can work.
May their lives produce a great harvest, to Your praise and glory.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
As we reflect on this prayer, we are invited to ask God what He may be calling us to do to enrich and strengthen our parish community as we continue our journey of faith.