Vision
To serve as a catalyst for creating and maintaining an
Evangelizing Parish that is highly energized in bringing the Good
News of Jesus Christ into every human situation, and bringing
others to the love of Christ.
Mission
To be a focal point in the parish for planning, organizing and/or
advocating and evaluating parish evangelization efforts
designed to reach the active, inactive and unchurched so that
people can know fully the only true God and the one whom he
sent, Jesus Christ, and his Church. (March 9, 2007)
The Evangelization Committee works directly with, or in service to, the pastoral staff, the Parish Pastoral Council, and commissions.
We recognize our own need for ongoing evangelization to fully know the Good News that every person is loved by the Father and saved by His own Son’s life, passion, death and resurrection, and for spiritual development that helps us grow in our experience of a close, personal relationship with God.
We seek to evangelize others by:
- Incorporating (as appropriate) the following methods used by Jesus – teaching, healing, conversation, service and example.
- Incorporating the following elements advocated by the BBT Vicariate – witness, outreach, proclamation, invitation, conversion and discipleship.
- Coordinating and utilizing evangelization resources from the Archdiocese and the BBT Vicariate.
For more information on the Evangelization Committee, please contact Pat McInerney at 248.892.1332.
Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary is a parish-based apostolic organization of lay people with a plan of action to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the truths of the Catholic faith, answering the call for the new evangelization. The Legion of Mary makes its members better Catholics, by providing a balanced program of prayer and service, doing all things in union with the Holy Spirit as He operates through Mary, Mother of the Church.
The Legion of Mary meets at St. Anastasia every Thursday morning at 10:30am. During the 90-minute meeting they pray together and plan ways to meet the spiritual needs of parishioners – visiting homebound and nursing homes, bringing Holy Communion to the residents and praying with them; leading Rosaries at wake services when requested by the family; promoting devotion to the Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet as a way to strengthen Catholics in their faith; visiting the homes in the neighborhood with a friendly invitation to “come and see” what our parish is about…All outreach is done in pairs, the same way that Jesus sent out the first disciples.
A new Legion group has begun on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm. Both groups usually meet in Meeting Room E in the Administrative center.
If you have a desire to see the Legion in action, drop in at any of their meetings. No pressure, no commitment–just a friendly welcome. General information about the Legion of Mary can be found at their website. For information specific to the Legion at St. Anastasia, e-mail Carol Tardiff by E-Mail or contact her by telephone at 248-689-1936.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
One of the most powerful ways to follow Jesus’ command to “Go and make disciples of all nations” is through prayer. Jesus promised He would send the Holy Spirit to teach us and to help us witness to others about Him. The following traditional prayer is one of the favorites to the Holy Spirit:
Come Holy Spirit.
Fill the hearts of your faithful
And enkindle in them
The fire of your love.
Send forth your spirit
And they shall be created
And you shall renew
The face of the earth.
Let us pray:
O God, Who taught the hearts of the
Faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit,
Grant that, by the gift of the same
Spirit, we may be always truly wise,
And ever rejoice in His consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.