Peter Herbeck- "Your Deepest Identity: A Missionary Disciple"

   We have a crisis in the Church.

     - Only 23% of Catholics attend Mass weekly. (1) 
     - Those leaving Catholicism outnumber those joining
           the Church by nearly a four-to-one margin. (2) 
     - Catholicism has lost more people to other religions
           or to no religion than any other religious group. (2)
     - Most former Catholics say the primary reason they
              left was that they "gradually drifted" away. (2)
                (1) 2008 CARA study; (2) 2011 Pew Research "Leaving Catholicism" Study

   What can our parish do?

The Evangelization Commission offers this online toolkit 
and our support for parishes in bringing Christ to people and  people to Christ.

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Browse the site for ideas, resources, networking and support.  For more info, contact us at (859) 253-1993 x 212 or at lexevangelization@gmail.com

Learn more about our Lexington chapter 
of St. Paul Street Evangelization, a way for interested Catholics to participate in a  simple, 
non-confrontational method of evangelization 
which involves making themselves available 
to the public to answer questions about the 
faith and to pray with those who request it. 
Does your parish have a "shallow end?"