CAFE
Cafe' Ministry (Catholic/Christian Adult Faith Experiences)
Prayer in Preparation For Mass
Gracious God,
Open my mind and my heart to share the
gift of Christ's presence at Mass.
In the living word proclaimed, help me dis-
cover the path of discipleship.
In the sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood,
join me more closely to yourself.
In the community at prayer, give me support
to live according to your will.
In the world I encounter, give me courage
to bring the blessing of the Eucharist to
those most in need.
Please grant this through Christ or Lord.
Amen
About six years ago when I was a member of SMM Parish Council we studied a document called "Our Hearts were Burning Within Us" by The US Catholic Bishops. In Luke 24:32 we read, "Then they said to each other 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?" From that study came much prayer and discussion and discernment and the beginning of the Cafe Ministry.
The Parish Council gave their blessing and Cafe was born. By now hopefully you are curious about Cafe' and just what we do there. Every Sunday between the 9:30 and 11:30 Masses various parishioners gather to break open the scriptures. That just means that we read aloud to each other the readings we heard/or will hear at Mass that day. After we read them we talk about them. Moses and Isaiah and this year Matthew and all of the prophets and evangelists have come alive at Cafe'. Come and see. Join us. We'd love to have you! Come see how it feels to "have your heart burning within you."
There are men and women that come and people from all different generations. There are no fees and there is no attendance policy- the door is aways open. See you in room 106 in the parish center, at 10:30am, one of these Sundays. We'll be waiting for you.
God Bless you,
Cathy Stirling
Facilitator for Cafe'
I can be reached at (440) 463-4147 for any questions or concerns.
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