How Can I Serve My Parish?
Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)
Ascension
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that each of us is called to serve our parish in a particular way? Sometimes it can be daunting to figure out how God wants us to serve. In this episode, Fr. Josh gives tips and suggestions on how to discern God’s will in this matter.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up and welcome to Ask Father Josh the Question Answer Podcast where I get to |
| 0:09.2 | listen to your questions, pray with them and hopefully respond in such a way that it's |
| 0:13.4 | helpful for you to become a saint and you walk toward eternity. |
| 0:16.4 | You can ask me anything and everything about our Catholic faith from morality to spirituality, |
| 0:20.8 | whether it's a question about everyday life or what we believe in as Catholics, I'm |
| 0:25.2 | here to help you find answers. |
| 0:27.7 | If you are a first time listener, please be sure to follow the podcast. |
| 0:31.0 | You can also hit me up with your own questions and comments at www.assitionpress.com slash |
| 0:37.8 | Ask Father Josh. |
| 0:39.8 | On today's show, the question that we are going to address is discerning how we can best |
| 0:44.3 | serve our parishes. |
| 0:45.9 | As a pastor, I love this question because I would love to get my people who are disciples |
| 0:51.2 | of Jesus Christ who are disciple makers, get plugged into ministry. |
| 0:56.2 | And so we're going to address that question, particularly whenever you struggle with anxiety |
| 1:00.0 | and your introvert, how do you apply it into a big busy parish. |
| 1:03.6 | But before we get into that question, I want to share with you a glory story. |
| 1:33.1 | All right. |
| 1:40.1 | Some of the glory stories this week is the Lord always provides. |
| 1:51.8 | I'll say that I, he is always providing. |
| 1:57.1 | He is a God of provides. |
| 1:58.4 | So as a pastor and a vocation director, life can be really busy at times. |
| 2:04.6 | And typically, as far as my relationship with Jesus and regarding prayer, in addition to |
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