Over 50 people attended the Day of Evangelization (DOE) information
session on Monday 17 June in Holy Ghost church. The evening started with the Rosary led by Father
Wilson before the group moved proceedings downstairs to the Hall for the DOE information
sharing sessions.
The general session was led by Kathy Harum, parish DOE Point
of Contact. Kathy welcomed all new attendees (including Father Davignon –
pictured below) and explained the focus of DOE in our parish. Kathy also
offered guidance to all participants on the
intention and format of the team breakout sessions which were scheduled as part
of the evening. Kathy spoke with tremendous enthusiasm and praised the response
of the parish to this challenging ministry. She invited each DOE team’s Point
of Contact to present a summary of their team’s work and these inspirational
accounts were then followed by a brief thirty minute teams break out session.
The third part of the evening was led by Ed Gallagher and
Kathleen Kerin, our outstanding DOE Co-coordinators, who were members of the foundation
DOE parish in Rhode Island in 2010 and are veterans of a number of subsequent parish DOEs since then.
Ed and Kathleen offered lessons learned from
past parishes in the open session and shared rich real life stories on the Spiritual
impact of the DOE on those visited. They also explained the general schedule
for the DOE Day which will be followed, emphasizing that experienced DOE
leaders will accompany every volunteer on the door to door portion of the day. The
leadership team also emphasized the need to spread the news of our DOE far and
wide, asking for as many helpers as possible for all aspects of the DOE. Their core message was “Do not be afraid” and
this resonated with an authenticity based on personal witness.
The meeting ended with the first public rendition of a new
song written and performed by Kathy Harum. Kathy has based this original
composition on the “Door to Door” theme. Kathy’s catchy, upbeat song was warmly
received by the audience.
To conclude, Father Wilson led the meeting in a final prayer
and gave a parting blessing to all participants. Enthused by this excellent
evening, we look forward to our next DOE parish Information Evening on Monday,
8 July at 6.45 PM in the Church. All are welcome to attend.
For more information on our parish Day of Evangelization, please contact Kathy Harum via the Parish Office at 508-226-1115.
For more information on our parish Day of Evangelization, please contact Kathy Harum via the Parish Office at 508-226-1115.
