For Ola, accompaniment is all about community
The key is reminding people that they are good and that God is pleased with them.
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John feels God’s presence in serving others
John Thelen began volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul in St. Johns in 1995, and is now the executive director.
Sue Brings the Eucharist to Hospital Patients
Sue Davis of St. Gerard Parish in Lansing has been bringing the Eucharist to patients at local hospitals for 11 years.
Jo Comforts Children Who Have Been Abused
Jo Hooper shares a mother’s warmth
Chuck Offers His Time and Talent to the St. Joseph Guild
This tight-knit group takes care of their parish and each other
Donna's Financial expertise helps keep diocese and parishes strong
As a retired chief accounting officer, she knows the value of robust bookkeeping.
As a volunteer driver, Gary shares his faith
“I hope the people I transport gain a better understanding of God’s purpose through the services we provide,” explains Gary Kinneer. “Hopefully it brings them closer to God.”
Jill prays for others
Jill discovered her own call and vocation, now she prays for others to realize their own.
Praying before Christ in the Eucharist
Jack W. Chan of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Lansing is a natural-born, tried-and-true missionary pilgrim if there ever was one.
Mary accompanies the dying
Mary VanPoppelen became a volunteer at Mother Teresa House after retiring from the family business about a year and a half ago.
‘Evangelization is being present and able to get people involved’
Bill Fritz, a retired Delphi Special Investigations Audit Manager, volunteers five days a week verifying electrical and electronic donations at the Catholic Charities Mid-Michigan ReSource Warehouse.
Love is the essence of the ‘parenting journey’
For the past 19 years, Dr. Cathleen McGreal has been on a journey.
As a church musician, Dominic is constantly ‘inviting others into prayer’
Being a church musician, I am constantly inviting others into prayer. Every time I play a hymn at Mass, I invite all to participate in singing.
‘God is alive in and through each of us’
Sharon shares God's love with young adults in Livingston County
GO Evangelize: Create persistent relationships rooted in faith
Prayer: Every decision and act I make in my life, I try to make centered in pray...
‘We open ourselves up and ask God what he wants us to do’
Living the Gospel helps Joshua share the faith
For Arie, it’s important to ‘walk with people and take it seriously’
Arie Reath is an engineer in Ann Arbor and a parishioner at Saint Thomas the Apo...
Discover God's plan for happiness in your life
Deacon Oney speaks about how the Holy Spirit gives us strength to tell others what God has done for us
Real happiness is a joy that cannot be taken from us
How Father Mike found his calling for spiritual fatherhood and teaching others that happiness is not happenstance
GO Evangelize: God wants to get our attention
God calls Heather to boldly share her faith in and outside of her ministry work.
GO Evangelize: Accompany people with patience and charity
A director of middle and high school ministry teaches us ways to walk with others on their faith journey
GO Evangelize: Prayer is the backbone of evangelization
Prayer helped Paul boldly accept the challenge to build a relationship with his neighbor and invite her to Church
Go Evangelize: We are all called to constantly invite
Deacon Preiss’ ministry challenges people to receive Jesus and bring him to others
GO evangelize: Katie invites others to encounter the faith
A campus minister's tips for inviting students to Mass
Richard’s witness brings friends back to church
"Sometimes our part in another person’s journey is 10 minutes, sometimes it’s years."