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House Church Facilitator Meetings
Mondays, 6:30pm:   November 17, December 5, January 7, March 3

The term House Church originated from the days of the disciple Paul when Christian communities gathered regularly or spontaneously in a home to break bread together and learn about Jesus Christ. They proved to be an effective way of creating community and engaging in outreach. At Pax Christi the House Church not only supports each other as they increase their knowledge of the Catholic faith, but they also reach out to the community around them as they live the message of service to others that Jesus proclaimed in his “Sermon on the Mount”.

To participate, a family is defined as one adult and at least one child in grade K-8. Siblings in preschool and grades 9-12, grandparents, and other individuals considered “family” are welcome to participate with the rest of the family. House Churches consist of about 5 families. All families opting to belong to a House Church, both previously enrolled and newly registered, are welcome to form their own House Church group when they complete registration materials. Those families not indicating placement preference will be placed in House Church groups by the program coordinator based upon the age of the children.

This year House Church groups will use Faith First: Legacy Edition by RCL—that supports learning of what we believe as Catholics and also how to live out those beliefs in daily life.

House Church groups meet for 90 minutes twice each month. The dates and times for these meetings are determined by the participants of each House Church group. Pax Christi meeting rooms are reserved through the House Church program coordinator. In addition, there will be seasonal gatherings five times throughout the year, held at Pax Christi, to support the House Church faith experiences.

All House Church groups that are formed must have one parent volunteer to be the House Church facilitator. These facilitators meet with the program coordinator monthly to receive and review lesson plans and then take this information back to their House Church group. The role of facilitator may be rotated within the House Church group.

For more information, please contact Jane Schmitz, 952-405-7238 or the parish office, 952-941-3150.