Harold Beamon Adams Health S-Rehab
Joseph Stewart The Med
Raymond Mott Meth-C
Convalescent/Nursing Homes Mrs. Arlene Hardaway (Parkway Health & Rehab) Mrs. Willie Evelyn Malone, (St. Peter Villa), Mr. Floyd Shavers (Metro Community Care Home) Mrs. Allura Tate, Mrs. Ophelia Jennings (Graceland Manor Nursing Home), Mr. Calvin Ezell (Harper View Nursing Home)
Ill at Home Mrs. Audrey Allen, Mr. Herbert Allen, Joseph Alsandor, Mr. Gerald Bond, Mrs. Toya Booker, Mr. Clifford Crawford, Mrs. Lula Crawford, Mr. Robert Crowley, Mr. William Harris, Mrs. Jacqueline Hayes, Mr. Darrell Hollimon, Mrs. Helen Hoof, Mr. Robert Hooper, Mrs. Mary M. Jones, Mrs. Jenny Marshall, Mrs. Grace Milburn, Mrs. Mary Monroe, Mrs. Maurice McDonald, Mrs. Florine McMillan, Mrs. Maria Pinkston, Mrs. Susie Purdy, Mr. Stanley Robinson, Mrs. Katherine Terry, Mrs. Gwen Walton, Mr. Johnnie Weaver, Mr. Eric Wells, Ms. Alana Wright
We Pray For Those That Have Gone Before Us January 22—January 28: Hortense Blackwell: 1946, Ruby Hillman:1952, Sallie Drew:1957, Eddie Johnson:1969, Walter Samuels:1974, Clyde Thompson: 1985, Warnsby Stegall,Sr.:1987, Sr. M. Killian Pollard, BVM, Sam Murphy:1990, Howard Jackson:1998, Samuel Barnes, Jr.:1999, Richard Mathis, Jr.:2004, Lillian Denton:2006, Ivory Flagg:2007, Daniel Webster Pointer:2008, Helene J. Stansbury: 2009
Whether you're 6 or 60, you are always in need of more education as a Catholic. The process of being formed in our faith never stops, and we believe it's just as important for a grandmother to learn more about her faith, as it is for her to be sure that her grandchildren are being brought up as Catholics. Permanent Deacon Bob Atkins heads PRE.
Our programs cover three major areas:
Children - We begin with kindergarten children and bring them along through confirmation. The sacrament of Confirmation is often received by teenagers as they begin those years. The children are prepared for their first Communion when they are at the "age of reason" - normally about seven years of age. In between those sacramental highlights a child learns about many of the details of what it means to be a Catholic and comes in contract with religion as a necessary and important part of life. Each Sunday morning from early September until late May, children are expected to attend parish religious education classes from 9:45 to 10:45 in the school. The greatest help for a child's religious education is their parents' insuring that they are present for classes each Sunday.
Youth - Religious Education does not end with Confirmation. The Youth Groups at St. Augustine blend social activities with learning opportunities, so that those who are not yet adults can begin to grapple with the realities and mysteries of being Catholic.
Adults - St. Augustine parish is deeply engaged in helping adults learn more about their faith so that they mature as Christians, even as they are maturing as adults. Bible Study is available twice a week on Tuesday (Women's) and Thursday (Men's) evening. On Sunday, while the children are at Sunday School, there are courses for parents and any one else who might be interested in learning more about their faith.
Seniors - As the retired grow with grace into their elderly years, there is a constant need to stay in touch with matters of faith. On Thursdays at 11:00 AM some of our seniors gather for a time of faith reflection, Mass, discussion, lunch and games. It's a time for the elders among us to deepen the wisdom of God in their lives, as they continue to share with all of us.
RCIA - We are constantly aware that many people wish to join us at St. Augustine, and to share fully in our faith commitments. In order to do so, it's important that those who have no church family, or who are anxious to learn more about Catholicism take part in the Ritual of Christian Initiation for Adults. This eight month program helps people who are searching for answers to what it means to be Catholic, to take the journey that leads to Baptism as a Catholic or full profession to our faith as Catholics. Generally, those who wish to take part in the RCIA, meet on Sunday mornings at 9:45 am, in Mizicko Hall with Bertha Gilmore, the RCIA Sponsor. For those who are unable to meet at that time, personal instructions on the journey to Adult Initiation are provided.
“Intelligence and liberty are the human environments most favorable to the deepening of personal conviction of religious truth, and obedience to the interior movements of an enlightened conscience”. Father Isaac Hecker, founder of the Paulist Fathers
