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Check-in on community engagement with coordinator Russ Grant

Here are some common themes, observations and perception of challenges faced from the parishes I’ve had the opportunity to visit and engage in dialogue: We need more youth: Often congregations want more young people involved in their churches. Spirituality, and therefore, “church going” for today’s parents and their children, has changed drastically. It has moved away from the traditional “Sunday obligation” to something else. The dilemma is that scheduling time on Sunday mornings may not fit the busy schedules of

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Check-in on community engagement with coordinator Russ Grant

As the diocesan community engagement coordinator, I ask: What is Community Engagement? Anything we do to put ourselves in front of the communities we serve It is about being seen and heard about things that matter to us as Christians Not just in our church buildings, we need to be seen in the community ‘Share the Gospel and if you have to use words’ – actions do speak louder than words Our goal is to address spiritual and sometimes more

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