PARISH MISSIONS

2024 PARISH MISSION: GREAT GRACE, GREAT GRATITUDE
On the first day of the parish mission, Great Grace, we will look at the central reality of our Church in the Blessed Sacrament, some of the challenges of the Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist and moving towards a more profound understanding of the Eucharist in our lives. On the second day of the parish mission, Great Gratitude, we looked at The Liturgy of The Eucharist, The Eucharistic Prayer, and how we can enrich our experience at Mass in better understanding this prayer of Gratitude. The third night was a night of prayer, reflection and song, similar to Taizé prayer.
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2023 PARISH MISSION: COME HOLY SPIRIT
In this parish mission, led by Father Mark Wiesner, we explore the least understood member of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit. Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do for us in our lives? What role does the Holy Spirit play in the Church? Our parish mission will include prayer, music, talks, and prepare us to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost!
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2021 PARISH MISSION: NOTHING BUT MERCY
On Day 1, Fr. Mark discusses fear of God’s judgement, misunderstanding our relationship with God, examining our own brokenness, accepting our need for God’s mercy, God’s nature and what we should truly be afraid of. ​In Day 2, Fr. Mark discusses making a choice for God, giving consent to God, the price of sin, the Sacrament of Confession, experiencing God’s love and mercy through the Sacrament of Confession, the parable of the Prodigal Son and penance. In Day 3, ​​DAY 3: Fr. Mark discusses how our faith starts with God’s love and mercy for us, the parable of the unforgiving servant, being called to share mercy to others, expressing our mercy in concrete and practical ways through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, forming young people in the faith, daring to really care about others, being kind on social media, cultivating kindness and becoming the merciful Church we are called to be.
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2020 PARISH MISSION: A FRIENDSHIP LIKE NO OTHER
In our 2020 Lenten Parish Mission, titled “A Friendship Like No Other”, Fr. Mark as mission leader will explore questions like “How can I be friends with God?”, “How do I listen to God and hear Him speak to me?” and “How do I care for my friendship with God?”. 
DAY 1​
“I have called you friends…”
- John 15:15
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How can I be friends with God?
DAY 2
“This is my beloved Son, listen to him!” Matthew 17:5
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How do I listen to God and hear
Him speak to me?
DAY 3
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13
 
How do I care for my  friendship with God?
Picture
The bench in front of a waterfall at the priest retreat that Fr. Mark mentioned where he sits and God shows up.