ALPHA
Our parish will be sponsoring the ALPHA Program over 11 weeks, beginning on
What is Alpha?
The Alpha Course
A practical introduction to the Christian Faith
The Alpha Course is a fifteen session, ten week practical introduction to the
Christian faith.
.Have you asked yourself questions like:
What is the point of life?
What happens when we die?
What relevance does Jesus have for our lives today?
How do we deal with guilt?
If you would like to explore any of these questions, then Alpha is for you.
Who is Alpha for?
It is designed for
-Those wanting to investigate Christianity.
-New Christians/ new Catholics.
-Newcomers to the church.
- non-churchgoers
- the lapsed Catholics
but it also
-Those who want to brush-up on the basics.
-Couples of mixed faiths
-offers encouragement to church-going Catholic
-for Catholics who have not been Confirmed
This program is open to any adults, but includes High and College students.
Many Catholic parishes, schools and chaplaincies are now successfully running
the course. So there is now a Catholic Alpha office, that has also produced a
library of post Alpha Catholic teaching videos to be used in small groups after
the course is completed.
What's involved?
The morning Alpha course at Good Shepherd begins with Breakfast at
What will Alpha cost?
There is no charge for the Alpha course, although there will be an opportunity
to make a contribution for the meal each evening. There will be a small charge
for the one day retreat, to cover the cost of food and building use.
When and where?
The next Alpha course at Good Shepherd is being planned now and will run on
Sunday Morning
Fr. Dennis Schmidt
Good Shepherd
Roman Catholic Church
E-mail: DENSCHM@Aol.com
R.C.I.A.
Here at Good Shepherd, we will followed the ALPHA program with the R.C.I.A.
(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), for those who are interesting in
continue on to become Catholics and for those Catholic who wish to be
Confirmed. .
Please call Fr. Dennis at 636-789-3356 for more information or to sign up. All
are welcome.
Here are the two websites that explain about Alpha.
1). www.alpha.org.uk (the original from
2). www.Christlife.org (the Catholic office that is running Alpha--this is
actually local, near
Please call Fr. Dennis at 636-789-3356 for more information or to sign up. All are welcome.
Here are the two websites that explain about Alpha.
1). www.alpha.org.uk (the original
from
2). www.Christlife.org (the Catholic
office that is running Alpha--this is actually local, near