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Author White, Michael.

Title Rebuilt : the story of a Catholic parish : awakening the faithful, reaching the lost, making church matter / Michael White and Tom Corcoran ; foreword by Timothy M. Dolan.

Publication Info. Notre Dame, Ind. : Ave Maria Press, [2013]
©2013

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Location Call No. Status
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  282.73 WHITE    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  282.73 WHITE    Check Shelf
Description xix, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Pt. 1. Naming the problem. Church is not easy ; Pharisees at heart -- pt. 2. Finding a way forward. Lost people in churchworld ; War in heaven ; Pretty churches and other lies -- pt. 3. Developing the strategy. "It's the weekend, stupid!" ; Mobilize the next generation ; Make the message matter ; Build from below ; Don't rob God ; Get the parish out of the pews ; Be restorers ; Fall in love ; Lead where you serve ; You can do this!.
Summary When their parish reached a breaking point, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran asked themselves how they could make the Church matter to Catholics, and they realized the answer was at the heart of the Gospel. Their faithful response not only tripled their weekend mass attendance, but also yielded increased giving, flourishing ministries, and a vibrant, solidly Catholic spiritual revival.
Subject Church renewal -- Catholic Church.
Added Author Corcoran, Tom.
Dolan, Timothy Michael.
ISBN 9781594713866 paperback
1594713863 paperback
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