> Where are the parish-led programs that take a cue from Protestants and knock on doors and invite people to Truth?
There is an organized program called St Paul Street Evangelization; there is a team in my diocese; I am a member; the one-day training that I attended was kicked off by a Mass celebrated by one of our auxiliary bishops. Whether a team knocks on doors per se is up to them - there is a lot (in a city) that can be done in high foot traffic areas so that is what we do here. It's a much warmer (figuratively) and friendlier way to spend a couple hours than praying outside an abortion clinic (which I am more used to; there's a totally different "sidewalk" organization for that which I have been in longer). I am a busy person but for anyone who is willing to do something, a thing (organized or otherwise) will show up which you are able to do.
I'm hoping to get St. Paul Street Evangelization started in my diocese as well. Going to take a lot of work so it won't be any time soon, but a neighboring diocese is just staring one so I'm hope to tag along with them a few times. Kudos to you for getting out and doing the work instead of complaining that others aren't doing anything.
It can be dangerous to go knocking on doors in our nearby city, so St Paul people hang out in the city square, a popular gathering place in nice weather for Christian witnesses of all sorts. I used to do door to door back in my prot days. It takes cojones. My parish started in-house evangelism: laity gather around their interests to do at church: picklball was first. Now we have gardening, monthly breakfast, craft quilt pray, Sat post-9am mass study, several more. There's a happier air in our 5/weekend mass parish, newcomers call us to join & they do! It bridges that division by mass effect, if you know what I mean. And some who haven't been to mass in ages draw closer to doing so or have started attending
> Where are the parish-led programs that take a cue from Protestants and knock on doors and invite people to Truth?
There is an organized program called St Paul Street Evangelization; there is a team in my diocese; I am a member; the one-day training that I attended was kicked off by a Mass celebrated by one of our auxiliary bishops. Whether a team knocks on doors per se is up to them - there is a lot (in a city) that can be done in high foot traffic areas so that is what we do here. It's a much warmer (figuratively) and friendlier way to spend a couple hours than praying outside an abortion clinic (which I am more used to; there's a totally different "sidewalk" organization for that which I have been in longer). I am a busy person but for anyone who is willing to do something, a thing (organized or otherwise) will show up which you are able to do.
I'm hoping to get St. Paul Street Evangelization started in my diocese as well. Going to take a lot of work so it won't be any time soon, but a neighboring diocese is just staring one so I'm hope to tag along with them a few times. Kudos to you for getting out and doing the work instead of complaining that others aren't doing anything.
It can be dangerous to go knocking on doors in our nearby city, so St Paul people hang out in the city square, a popular gathering place in nice weather for Christian witnesses of all sorts. I used to do door to door back in my prot days. It takes cojones. My parish started in-house evangelism: laity gather around their interests to do at church: picklball was first. Now we have gardening, monthly breakfast, craft quilt pray, Sat post-9am mass study, several more. There's a happier air in our 5/weekend mass parish, newcomers call us to join & they do! It bridges that division by mass effect, if you know what I mean. And some who haven't been to mass in ages draw closer to doing so or have started attending
St Paul Street Ministry is a great thing. My college kids do it out of the student center. And they are learning the Faith as the share it.