Greetings from Boston and welcome to my new mission blog! I am excited to use this space to keep people updated on what is going on in Boston as my team and I work to ‘build Catholic communities that awaken faith on campus and form lifelong disciples.’ As I begin settling into this new city, I wanted to take a moment to share about School of the New Evangelization (SNE), a weeklong training conference meant to mobilize student leaders through dynamic orthodox teaching, powerful prayer, and rich community living. After last year’s attendance, it was decided that SNE would be held at two locations this year- SNE Minnesota and, for the first time, SNE Ohio.
Students and missionaries from Boston attended SNE Ohio which took place on the Damascus campus in Centerburg, OH. The week leading up to SNE had me more excited than nervous; I was ready to start meeting students and get a chance to put the training I’d been receiving into practice. It would be impossible to recount all God did during SNE here, but throughout the week I was continually humbled by what God was doing in my life and the lives of the students. During women’s night, I had the opportunity to pray with the women in my small group and found myself in awe of their prayers and encouragement of one another. While at ‘Into the Streets’, a time when students practice evangelization by going onto a college campus and engaging passers by in conversations of faith and prayer, I was humbled again by the excitement and eagerness of the students. It was a blessing to pray and learn alongside these student leaders. I know there will be days ahead when it will be a consolation to know that there are many students and missionaries across the United States working to bring the love of Jesus and His Church to their campuses. This SNE was such a blessing, a time to foster a Spirit of Boldness and encourage one another while we got ready to head onto our campuses. “Use me, Lord” is a prayer I know many of us will be praying as we leave this anointed time to our campuses! Please keep the students and missionaries of Saint Paul’s Outreach in your prayers! And pray for those of us in Boston as we begin welcoming students to Northeastern University! In Jesus Through Mary, Katie
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WELCOMEI am Katie, a Catholic missionary with Saint Paul's Outreach, serving in Boston. I am excited to share the journey with you! || John 4:29 || Archives
September 2018
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