“A Renewal from the Heartland,” the pastoral planning process of Archbishop Shawn McKnight and his synodal team, will begin with a Lenten small group, faith-sharing series titled “Beatitudes from the Heartland.” Priests, deacons and lay leaders gathered in their deaneries on Feb. 3 and were connected with each other and Archbishop McKnight via Zoom to hear more about the process. Above is the Southern Johnson County Deanery, which met at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood. LEAVEN PHOTO BY MOIRA CULLINGS
Everyone is invited!
Sign up now with either your parish or another, or form your own group, to participate in Beatitudes from the Heartland, the first phase of our archdiocesan pastoral planning process, “A Renewal from the Heartland.”
The small faith-sharing groups will meet four times during Lent to discuss how to use the Beatitudes to guide parishes toward becoming more intentional centers of charity and sanctuaries of mercy.
Father Nick Blaha, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, talks with members of the Wyandotte County Deanery at a deanery meeting at the cathedral on Feb. 3. Archbishop McKnight and his synodal team shared their vision for “A Renewal from the Heartland” with all the deaneries via Zoom. LEAVE PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE
