Help, I rely upon help.
In my first parish, St Anne’s, Banstead, we started up a parish youth group called Y.A.F (Youth Action Fellowship) it got off to a great start. I hoped to add the word formation, but the time as curate was short lived, 3-4 years. So I was moved on. There appears to be so much less time in a week as weeks and years fly by.
We are now well launched on our response to Bishop Richards pastoral plan “The Word Who Is Life”, especially from the introduction 1.3: “I therefore take this opportunity to invite everyone in the Diocese – lay faithful and religious, deacons and priests – to join with me in forging our parishes into communities”.
Putting things into practice is the important thing, this is where I need all the help. Already in our plan for St George’s I got the date for our meeting after our weekday mass wrong, as I am not free on Tuesday, so it needs to change.
Most important is our first Sunday Meeting after Mass which takes place at St George’s Church next Sunday.
We need to spread the word and encourage people to come.