Save the date for Ablaze Lenten Parish Mission

Save the date! Join us for our Lenten Parish Mission with Deacon Keith Strohm. This special 5-day event aims to help inspire all during this Lenten season. It begins with Deacon Keith preaching at all weekend Masses on 2/17 and 2/18, followed by 3 nights of inspiring talks.

All 3 Mission night talks will begin at 7:00PM- with a Lenten Penance Service to follow the talk on 2/19!

Abour Deacon Keith Strohm: 
Deacon Keith Strohm is the former Director of the Office for the New Evangelization and a deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Deacon Keith has extensive experience in creating and sustaining processes and programs of evangelization and formation at the group, parish and diocesan level that focus on the making, maturation and missioning of disciples of Jesus Christ. Deacon Keith is also the Executive Director of M3 Ministries (www.m3catholic.com) and a contributing author, along with six other collaborators, with Sherry Weddell for the book Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples- a follow-up to the bestselling book, Forming Intentional Disciples.

In 2019, he created and launched the Missionary Leadership Academy, which provides online community, support, training, and formation to equip ordinary Catholics to transform their ministry, parish, and diocese.

You can follow him on Twitter (@KeithStrohm) and Instagram (@dcn_keith).

Mission Night Topics:

Night 1: The Father’s Delight
What if you didn’t have to earn God’s love? What if performance had nothing to do with salvation? In this engaging talk, Deacon Keith Strohm explores the reality of the Father’s love for each of us. We were created for an eternal life filled with peace, joy, freedom, and communion with God and each other. Using Scripture, Tradition, and personal stories seasoned with a dose of humor, this live presentation will draw you closer to the Father’s Heart—which beats for you.

Night 2: Breaking The Power of Sin
“Jesus died for our sins.” We may hear that a lot, but what does it mean that God’s Son gave His life for you and me? In this powerful live talk, popular Catholic speaker Deacon Keith Strohm explores the mystery of sin and the Father’s response in Jesus Christ. How does the Cross set us free? Is the Cross simply a declaration of our sinfulness, or does it reveal something deeper—something essential for us to know about who we are? Why does it matter that Christ rose from the dead? Using his own unique style, Deacon Keith makes this central movement of the Christian faith accessible and the person of Jesus real for every listener.

Night 3: Unleashing the Spirit
The Lord frees us from the power of sin and death so that we might live in the fullness of His life—a life we were originally created for. Peace, joy, freedom, holiness, intimacy and love, integrity, fruitfulness, mercy, healing—these are all hallmarks of the Kingdom life we receive from Jesus, and they come to us through the gift of His Holy Spirit in Baptism. In this engaging live talk, popular Catholic speaker, Deacon Keith Strohm, explores what it means to live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit and shares how to unleash that Spirit for our sake and the sake of the world!