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The Family Apostolate
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The Family Apostolate
The Family Apostolate in partnership with St. Philip Neri Catholic Church brings you:
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CALLED TO WITNESS
A Pentecost Retreat
Refresh your soul and deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit for three evenings leading to the Feast of Pentecost. Immerse yourself in prayer, praise and worship, and Eucharistic Adoration. Confessions will be available all three nights.
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We are blessed with a different reflection each night from Fr. Michael DeAscanis, Fr. Austin Murphy and Fr. Brian Nolan. Fr. Vincent Arisukwu will offer meditations during praise and worship and procession of the Blessed Sacrament. Don't miss out. Register soon as seating is limited.
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The event will also be live streamed each night.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE MISSIONARY DAUGHTERS OF
MATER ECCLESIAE
Giving life to abandoned children, one child at a time
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The Family Apostolate is partnering with the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae in Nigeria because we believe that every person has infinite value and dignity as made in God's image. Our goal is to identify with the Mystical Body of Christ, to live out the Great Commission, "Go, make disciples of all nations." On the faces of these poor, hungry kids, we find Christ. We see in these orphans, the need to feed, clothe, and nourish the Body of Christ. We feel called to assist the sisters in their effort to bring the gospel values to God's littlest and most needy ones.
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COMING SOON:
OUR SEMINARIAN PROJECT
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God is still actively calling men to Himself through the ordained priesthood. There isn't a shortage of vocations, only a shortage of means to achieving it. The Seminarian Project is a program that assists Nigerian seminarians who can't afford their seminary expenses.
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As a family-focused mission, the Family Apostolate fosters vocations to the priesthood through prayer, mentoring, and provisions of financial and material assistance for these men. Our Lord gave His disciples the Great Commission before He ascended into heaven, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age." The Family Apostolate strives to fulfill this Great Commission by supporting seminarians to the priesthood.
Please help us to accomplish this great task from the Most High Priest Himself. You can either make a donation or adopt a seminarian. Specific details to be unveiled in the near future.
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Making disciples of all nations, one seminarian at a time
BETTER TOGETHER
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SERIES
Beginning January 2021
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- Currently, we are recruiting volunteer couples, facilitators. Being a facilitator will enable you to participate in the program and to support other couples.
- Facilitators will coordinate group sharing experiences when couples meet. You could facilitate as a spouse alone or as couples together.
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The Family Apostolate
Special Christmas Edition:
UNBROKEN
The Christmas edition of the Family Apostolate magazine shares stories of hope and healing. You will be inspired by the warmth of God's tender love, even during the many difficulties of the current COVID crisis.
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MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS
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God speaks in the silence: The FA walked to feed the hungry in Africa during COVID. Get an inside glimpse of what made this charitable act such a joy.
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How the light of my vocation shone in the darkness: Read the beautiful, heartwarming story of FA writer Meredith Rubeling and her entry into religious life during the lockdowns.
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COVID19 the musings of a parish priest: Fr. Vin takes his readers through an insightful and touching walk through the lockdowns from a parish priest's experience.
