More great news in our effort to bring souls home! Our Lenten 2011, Catholics Come Home® diocesan partner campaigns concluded airing several weeks ago at Easter Sunday, and the fruit has been tremendous. Here’s a sample of what we are hearing from our diocesan partner parishes:
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“A gentleman called me the other day and he said, ‘I’ve been away from the Church a long time; I’m a baptized Catholic. I practice the Muslim faith, and now I am coming back to the Catholic Church.’”
–Archdiocese of Boston, MA
(be sure to watch the video at right)
- “I have someone take head counts and have an 8 year running history in my current parishes. I just wanted to let you know that my Triduum celebrations and Easter weekend Masses this year were all up by +20%. The only other thing I can attribute it to (besides my good preaching), is the Catholics Come Home program.”
–Diocese of Winona, MN
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“A number of people during this Season of Lent who have seen the commercials have come back to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They have mentioned it and it was a moving moment for them to seek the Catholic Church again.”
–Diocese of Winona, MN - “The St. Agnes Easter Sunday sunrise service attendance had a 20 percent increase in attendance.”
–Diocese of Venice, FL
Please pray for these new Advent 2011 partners:
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Do you know that popular Catholic Bible teacher and Catholics Come Home® Theological Advisory Board member, Jeff Cavins, was once a fallen away Catholic (and protestant pastor for 12 years!) before he returned to the Church? Click to watch Cavins’ personal testimony video. Meet Jeff in person July 22-23 in Atlanta at the National Catholic Bible Conference. Our own Katie Peterson, CCH Communications Manager, will be presenting, “Crossroads: Gen Y and God’s Word: How to Proclaim the Word of God to a Generation with a Different Dialect.”
Thank you for your continued prayers and support, which make airing these commercials possible! Please donate today to air ads in your community this December. Help bring “home” a loved one.
Your Brother in Christ,
Tom Peterson and your CatholicsComeHome.org team
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