St. Patrick’s Parade Evangelization #2
Royal Oak, MI. The Royal Oak team met at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Royal Oak this past Saturday. Evangelist Mark spoke with Paul, pictured, who considered himself "spiritual but not religious." Paul told the team that he goes to Mass at a nearby...
St. Patrick’s Parade Evangelization
Syracuse, NY. Caleb recently sent us his account of the Cortland team’s outing to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Syracuse. Here is his report: We had a blessed day out this March 12th. The weather was sunny and warm all day. Those who met me in Cortland, carpooled...
Fish Fry Evangelization
Plymouth, MI. Team Plymouth, Michigan recently evangelized at the Friday Fish Fry at the local parish. They had great talks with Catholics from the parish, others from different Catholic parishes, and some others who were not even Catholic at all (Friday fish frys are...
“It was a great day”
Sierra Vista, AZ. Recently, the Sierra Vista SPSE team went to the “Christian Comm-Unity Ministry Fair” and set up their own Catholic information table in the midst of many other Christian tables of various denominations. The team was a last minute entry, and set up...
“We just plant the seed”
Riverside, CA. Team Riverside reported in recently. Here’s what they had to say: “Team Riverside goes out every two weeks. We meet many people and give away many rosaries. So many that I asked our parish if they could donate rosaries. They responded very generously.”...
“Thank you, Jesus!”
Berkeley, CA. Gratitude is a common virtue among street evangelists. When you get out there, spend some time giving out rosaries and talking to people, shake off the initial anxiety, and have some real human encounters, you start to think something like, “So, this is...
Andy the Evangelist
Austin, TX. From time to time, our teams will encounter individuals interested not so much in being evangelized, but in evangelizing! On a recent outing, Bernice and her Austin, Texas team made a new friend – Andy, a homeless man who wanted to help them evangelize. He...
“Using my time wisely”
Bloomington, IN. Here is a report from Father Ignatius, FI: I learned from Steve Dawson to always have some evangelization materials on me and to seek opportunities everywhere. In the parking lot of Kroger’s in Bloomington, IN, while Friar Gabriel went inside to get...
“Anyone can pray the rosary”
Southlake, TX. For many of our teams, the rosary serves as an icebreaker – a door to conversation – and at times, makes up the bulk of the subject matter covered. This is not a problem, though; teaching meditative prayer on the scriptures is definitely not a bad form...
To Strive For Something More
Glendale, AZ. The Phoenix Northwest Team went to the recent Arizona Cardinals / Green Bay Packers football game in Glendale. The team had made hundreds of football-themed rosaries in team colors, with football beads for the Our Fathers. Two teenagers, late for the...