Vision & Team

 

Reflections on the basis for the vision for the vision of growing parishes. The church reflects Christ as it is the body of Christ. The church consists of many people who have the potential to flood the world with Christ. As we live out our faith as committed Christians and Catholics, we allow the presence of Christ to permeate our world and the world around us. As a Catholic because of our baptism, we are called to be Christ witnesses here on earth. We cannot do this alone we need our parish and our families to reflect Christ into our local communities and our nation. We can change our local communities and our nation by living the truth of Christ in love.

 There is no one program or one-way for each parish to change and grow. Every parish is a unique group of people called together for the work of God in their area. The service that Growing Parishes has to offer is to listen to the parish community and working with them discern the best way forward that the community can grow and become a light in their part of the nation.

I am currently the only member of the Growing Parishes Team. My name is Brendan Woodnutt and I have been involved in the work of evangelisation since 1980. My experience extends to training teams of young people in the 80s and 90s. Running a parish mission, retreats and designing and delivering schools of evangelisation. I have trained international teams in Evangelisation.

In 2020 I completed a Masters in Catechesis and Evangelisation from Franciscan University of Steubenville. My aim in motivation is to lead people into a relationship with Jesus Christ within the Catholic Church. I have previously run a parish mission in Blenheim back in the 1980s. I have run numerous retreats

 Would you like to join the Growing Parishes Team? - Please write me a note on the contact page include your phone number and I will contact you.