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Hi, Thomas —
Great to hear from you.
| For the rest of the team: Thomas
is a former Assembly of God
minister who has a strong desire
to join the Church. He was
originally in Kansas but has
moved to Florida. He has also
be a participant of my
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I was thinking about your situation
after we talked last time and seeing
that you have
a history of devoted service as an
Assemblies of God minister, many
of the skills and talents you had
there could ALSO be used within the
diocese of Venice: (the Ft. Myers
area).
I would try to make a personal appointment
with the bishop of Venice. Wait if
you have to.
Tell him your strong interest in
joining the Church but in serving
at a Church that is faithful to the
Holy Father.
Also share with him your previous
ministry service at the Assembly
of God:
- what you did
- responsibilities, etc.
If you have ever thought about
the priesthood or being a deacon,
share that with him too.
Also share with him your concerns
about that parish that had apparent
[socialistic|communistic} views of
social justice.
This may be a situation he is not
aware of.
Whether he knows or doesn't know,
just share with him your desire
to participate in a Catholic parish
that is faithful to the Magisterium
and the True teachings of the Church.
Usually these parishes have:
- a devotion to Mary
- a faithfulness to the Holy Father
and
- *** Eucharistic Adoration
One person that's doing great work
in the Church is David Cheney.
His web site: Catholic
Hierarchy has a list of all the
Catholic dioceses in the world!
Don't necessarily look for one diocese. If
you can find another parish in a
nearby diocese that is more faithful
to the Church, make an appoint with
that bishop.
From Catholic Hierarchy: Diocesan
Search:
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese
Here are the seven dioceses in Florida,
the bishops and their web sites:
Hope this helps,
Mike
Kudos to my colleague Eric who assisted
me with this answer.
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