Christ Renews His Parish

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH

Christ Renews His Parish is designed to give both the individual and the parish community an opportunity for renewal and growth in spiritual life. As we grow in awareness of God’s love and respond to His call, we grow together as a parish family.

Christ Renews His Parish, or CRHP, is often pronounced “Chirp.” It is a weekend experience which is offered four times a year at Sacred Heart Parish. Small and large group activities, times of prayer and reflection, presentations and discussions, mass and reconciliation, good fun and laughter, and great food and fellowship are all a part of the experience.

"Christ Renews His Parish" is an effective spiritual renewal process, which calls together the members of the parish - priests, religious, and laity - in order to experience personal conversion and Christian community in the environment of their own parish. The secret of the "what" is its simplicity. The program is based on the basic Christian principles of evangelization, reconciliation, catechesis, initiation, formation, community, and personal vocation. What makes "CHRP" different from some other "renewal" programs is that those who participate in a weekend continue to meet and grow as a spiritual community and eventually share what they have experienced with others. As the program manual states: "However sincere and deep our initial commitment to our faith, it requires by its very nature, continuous renewal and deepening. It must be a moment-to-moment process of saying, "yes" to God."

NEXT RENEWAL WEEKEND:

April 2009 for the ladies
May 2009 for the men

You can call the Parish Office to get more information or to place your name on the list. The first 36 people on the list will attend the weekend.