A PROVEN FOUNDATION FOR FRUITFUL MINISTRY
CONGRESS X PLAN OF ACTION
Most Reverend John H. Ricard, S.S.J.
President of the Board of Trustees
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SPIRITUALITY
 Goal #2
Diocesan Goal: To create a "resource bank" of programs and material that have
been successfully used in Black Catholic communities.
Steps to Achieve Goal #2
Work with diocesan Offices of Black Catholics to create an Internet resource
bank of materials and programs that would be linked with the National Black
Catholic Congress website.
Goal #3
Local Goal: In order to retain, reclaim, and recruit disciples, we commit our
parishes to help Black Catholics to deepen their understanding of their call to
discipleship in the Catholic Church.
Steps to Achieve Goal #3
§ Work with IBCS to develop a small group faith sharing process that can be
used in our parishes, including an appreciation of the sacramental life as an
integral part of growing as disciples of Christ.
§Supply models of developing small faith communities on the National Black
Catholic Congress website.
SACRAMENTAL FOUNDATIONS THAT HELP OUR EFFORTS TO
BEAR FRUIT
The celebration and reception of the sacraments is a hallmark of Catholic
Christian spirituality. They were instituted by Christ and entrusted to His
Church for the salvation and sanctification of His people. These are tangible
encounters with the living God, which accomplish what they signify because the
grace of God is always effective. The impact of these celebrations is dependent
upon our cooperation with God. We accept how God chooses to be present and what
God chooses to do in these encounters.
Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist ~ The Sacraments
of Initiation serve as the foundations of living as Catholics (Catechism of
the Catholic Church #1212). Immersed into the very life of God, we are His
beloved children. The principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ influence our
thinking, speaking, and acting as members of His Body, which is the Church. We
each have different responsibilities, encouraging each one within the Church to
mature as disciples, and contributing to the advancement of the mission of the
Church. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given for the building up of the Church
and enabling the believer to give witness to the faith in word and action.
Created in the divine image, we rejoice in the gifts of our culture and offer
these gifts back to God in worship and praise.
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