Testimonies of Faith
Paul Martodam:
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This is where parishioners tell the story of the faith-growth experiences because of being a member of the St. Jerome Church Community. Please use Contact Us and select Testimonies of Faith to submit your story.
I recently(7/21/08) attended the Growth In The Spirit Seminar sponsored by Catholic Renewal Ministries and our St. Jerome Charismatic Prayer Group. I also attended the Life In the Spirit Seminar on June 21st, 2008. At the 7/21 meeting, I was inspired by the speaker, Dodie Burrola,
to commit to a specific prayer time and to attend the 8:30am daily
mass. While I have only been at it a few days, I feel closer to Jesus,
our Lord. We are so fortunate at St,.Jerome to have weekday
Mass(Tues-Fri). I recommend the Growth In The Spirit Seminar to anyone seeking to have the Spirit guide them in their lives.
Praise be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Dale Canady
7/23/08
I recently(7/21/08) attended the Growth In The Spirit Seminar sponsored by Catholic Renewal Ministries and our St. Jerome Charismatic Prayer Group. I also attended the Life In the Spirit Seminar on June 21st, 2008. At the 7/21 meeting, I was inspired by the speaker, Dodie Burrola,
to commit to a specific prayer time and to attend the 8:30am daily
mass. While I have only been at it a few days, I feel closer to Jesus,
our Lord. We are so fortunate at St,.Jerome to have weekday
Mass(Tues-Fri). I recommend the Growth In The Spirit Seminar to anyone seeking to have the Spirit guide them in their lives.Praise be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
Dale Canady
7/23/08
Paul Martodam:
I am the CEO of Catholic Charities in the Diocese since 1992, www.catholiccharitiesaz.org and have worked in Catholic Charities organizations in MN for 16 years. We were attracted to St. Jeromes through the JustFaith program, we are so impressed with the many active educational, liturgical and social ministries in the parish. We are a faith community that lives our faith!
Linda Martodam:
We have been members of St. Jerome for two years. I became familiar with St. Jerome when I participated in the JustFaith program here. Through JustFaith I met wonderful, Christ-centered people here at St. Jerome and I learned so much about what Jesus calls me to as one of His followers. I would highly recommend JustFaith to all who love Jesus and want to grow in faith and understanding of what it means to be a Christian in today's world.
Beth Morford
I never thought I would find a church I loved as much as my St.
Mary's---until I found St. Jerome. I began serving as a Proclaimer of
the Word (lector). I also serve as an Extraordinary Minister of the
Eucharist. (E.M.) Then I started helping with Children's Liturgy of the
Word at the 9 and 11 am Masses. I have been part of the R.C.I.A. team
and the last two years have sponsored 2 of our new Catholics. On
Tuesday evenings my good friend, Gail Maddock and I teach the
Introduction to the Faith class to 35 of our 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders.
Very soon 7 of us will become certified catechists. We have a need for more teachers and aids in the Catholic Faith Formation, religious education classes. It is not necessary to be a theologian or a certified catechist to teach. Just a love of God and a desire to share that love with others. If you feel called to do that we will be there to help you help us help others in their spiritual journey. Those of us working in Faith Formation feel we receive much more than we give. We pray that others will join us. Matthew 9:37&38. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest" We are praying for more laborers. Please think and pray about it. Thank you and God bless!!!
Very soon 7 of us will become certified catechists. We have a need for more teachers and aids in the Catholic Faith Formation, religious education classes. It is not necessary to be a theologian or a certified catechist to teach. Just a love of God and a desire to share that love with others. If you feel called to do that we will be there to help you help us help others in their spiritual journey. Those of us working in Faith Formation feel we receive much more than we give. We pray that others will join us. Matthew 9:37&38. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest" We are praying for more laborers. Please think and pray about it. Thank you and God bless!!!
Dale Canady
Through my involvement with a Small Church Community and St. Vincent de Paul, the Word of God has come alive in
my life. At SCC, we read and share about the upcoming Sunday scripture
and sharings by others in the group have inspired me to see how I can
live the Gospel. In fact, it inspired me to become involved with work
of our local St. Jerome Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de
Paul. By serving the poor and needy in our parish, I meet Christ. His
word comes alive in them, the Eucharist and in me.
