Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Redemptorist Associates and all who make the Redeemer’s Love felt in the world.
You are an important part of the Redemptorist Congregation and we want you to know of our appreciation for you. Because of who you are and the way that you have embraced our mission, the Redeemer’s Love has been experienced in the world in ways that the professed Redemptorists could not have expressed by themselves. We need your hearts and hands to touch those who we do not see or are unable to contact in our daily lives. Our General Chapter has called all Redemptorists to be attentive to the laity and your important role in our mission. The North American Conference sees you as a fundamental priority of our missionary work in making the Redeemer known. You have given us joy through your commitment to partner with us and embrace the spirituality.
The working group for PIM has good news to report: our guidelines for Redemptorist Associates (RA), have been approved by our provincial government for the Denver Province. This new category is exciting since our Partners in Mission have another way of going deeper into their participation with us. Being a Redemptorist Associate is the path for a person to share fully in our spirituality and Charism. Those who want to become RA will have a time of formation to better understand who the Redemptorists are and what type of mission is connected to the Redeemer. If a person chooses to be a RA, they will make a temporary commitment to participate in a PIM circle in order to foster their personal growth, some type of personal ministry that reflects the Redeemer’s Love, and connect to the world wide Redemptorist Family.
The guidelines are a blueprint that can be utilized to reenergize existing groups, to form new circles and to invite new members to the spirituality and charism that guides the Redemptorists. This is only one way that people can live their calling to be a disciple of Jesus. Some might just want to learn who the Redemptorists are but for those who see this spirituality as their own calling, they will find a connection and live a vibrant Christian faith.
In the past, there were individual circles and groups that were gathered but they were isolated from one another without the ongoing support of the province or congregation. This has changed. The Redemptorists of the Denver Province and this working group see the importance of working together to promote this spirituality for the sake of our world.
We are in the process of building a library with material about Redemptorist Spirituality and history that will be helpful for ongoing formation. This resource will be made available to all who seek this spirituality as their own. The working group of the Denver Province will be responsible for maintaining this resource. Also, you can contact cssr.net on line to see what is being done in the conference which includes other resources. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about PIM in the Denver Province. PIM@redemptorists-denver.org
Working Group: Wendy Barnes, John & Diana Davenport, Rev. Dick Mevissen, Rev. Kevin Zubel, Rev. Joe Thong Ngo, Rev. Jose Chavez, and Rev. Greg May
Attachements:
PIM Overview
Flow Chart Redemptorist Associates
Flow Chart Explanation
Jesus commends his mother and the beloved disciple into each other’s care in today’s gospel. Fr Paul points out that as Jesus’ beloved, we too are invited into his loving family. Mary becomes our mother, Jesus our brother and God our Father.
Fr Paul begins by asking us to picture those special people who have “sung us into being” – whether they are our birth mothers or others. He then describes a wintery picture of his mom holding his and his brother’s six and seven year old hands. The note on the back of the picture reads: “The two boys have the mumps – I’m taking them to the doctor.” Our mothers, like God, never let go of our hands – not ever.
Today’s feast celebrating the life of St John Bosco reminds Fr Paul of the 1938 classic film, “Boy’s Town” and The Hollies’ hit song based on a line from the movie, 
