RETURNING TO THE CHURCH
An invitation for inactive or alienated Catholics to take another look at their Catholic family of faith.
Who might benefit from Re-Membering?
- Those who have left the Catholic church and are considering a return
- Those who want to feel welcomed and invited back
- Those Catholics who feel hurt, angry or forgotten
- Catholics who have simply grown apart from the Church by time, habit, or other responsibilities
Call Peter Barbernitz at 410 964-1430 or email
pbarbernitz@sjerc.org to talk now!
Comments from Re-Membering Graduates
Janice
The meetings allowed me and others to raise questions, explore issues of faith, and simply share in a way that has allowed my faith to deepen and my commitment to the Church to be strengthened. Even though I had been coming to Mass for quite a while, I knew that I had not made the real commitment to Catholicism that made me feel whole. I knew that I wasn’t getting any younger and that it was time that I either put up or shut up when it came to my commitment to being a Catholic.
Jackie
Whoever said, "You can’t go home again" did not go through this program. Through Re-Membering I am home again in my church and Catholic community. …We come to discuss our journeys and find our way back each in our own individual way.
Julia
I had been away from the Catholic Church for a few years, not out of anger or hostility, but out of frustration and laziness. And during that time, I tried Lutheran and Methodist churches. Obviously, I didn’t branch out too far. But, in the end, my roots were in the Catholic Church, and I ended up in a seat at Mass, and then read about the Re-Membering program in the weekly bulletin.
Cindy
I have been an on-again off-again Catholic for many years.... I would go to church, but never really felt a connection. I decided to try again last Christmas--by this time I had become a "C& E" Catholic, going to church twice a year, on Christmas and Easter. It was a wonderful ceremony but what really caught me was an item in the bulletin. It was for Re-Membering, and was an invitation to explore coming back into the church. I even liked the name of it: "Re-Membering." Remembering how I was raised and re-membering myself to my church and to God. There was a feeling of acceptance, never guilt, never shame. It is a very inspiring and worthwhile adventure back to the Catholic faith.
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