St. Paul's Outreach and People of Hope!

Okay...here is part 3 of my experience from last weekend. I'd like to tell you all about St. Paul's Outreach. SPO is a group of missionaries that work on college campuses to help students grow and mature in their relationship with Christ. Their mission statement..."St. Paul's Outreach actively invites college students to a life of Christian discipleship. With St. Paul as our example, we create vibrant, faith-filled environments that challenge students to deepen their relationships with Christ in the fullness of the Catholic Church."

SPO also follows 5 Core Values: Renewed Catholicism, Missionary Dedication to the New Evangelization, Life-Changing Communities, Servant Leadership, and Christian Unity. SPO missionaries are on 16 college campuses in 7 states. One of there campuses is Seton Hall!

Seton Hall's SPO missionaries run 2 houses, a men's house and a women's house, where they live with students and provide structured Catholic community and friendship. The missionaries also host events for students including share-groups, prayer meetings, men's and women's nights, Lord's day celebrations, and retreats. Missionaries also mentor students one-on-one. It is so good to hear that organizations like these exist on college campuses! Katie's boyfriend Leo is involved in a men's group and lives in the men's house. Please pray for the SPO missionaries at Seton Hall and everyone involved in their ministry! The SPO website is www.spoweb.org if you want more information.

People of Hope is a community of Catholic families who pray together and support one another. Their description is "a group of lay Catholics who desire to support each other in their catholic faith, by regular prayer meetings and men's/women's groups which are there to help encourage each other in their faith and in living faithful married and family life." On Friday night we went to a holy hour with People of Hope. Adoration was wonderful. There were many families there and beautiful music. Afterwards everyone went to one family's house for fellowship. It was so nice to meet so many families that are invested in the faith and encouraging one another. Many of the families have children that are settling down and having children of their own. They are still involved in the community and raising their families in the same environment.  For more information on their group, visit www.peopleofhope.org.

Leo and Katie on our way to Catholic Underground

Shalom and God bless!

In Him,

Theresa