This week's lesson was about The Church. "The Church is the People of God, a community called together by Jesus. We have been saved from sin and death by Jesus' life, death and resurrection. We are to continue Jesus' work of bringing the Kingdom of God to the world."
We belong to the Catholic Church. What is a Catholic?
1. A Catholic is a Christian.
2. Catholics are Baptized.
3. Catholics are under the leadership of the Pope.
4. Catholics celebrate the sacraments, share God's word and serve others.
Remember: The Church is a community, not a building.
Catholics are called to four ministries.
1. Building community
2. Sharing God's word
3. Worshiping God
4. Serving others.
Extra Credit: Deacon Buddy told us that there are 21 different kinds of Catholics. We are Roman Catholic. How many Roman Catholics are there in the world today?
Leave your answer in the comments.
3 comments:
It is roughly about 1.07 billion Roman Catholics worldwide.
Betty
Thanks Betty. The largest religious group in the US are Catholic, I believe around 24 or 25%. Does anyone know what the second largest religious group, active or non-active, is in the US?
Well, Father Eric says it is "Former Catholics" but I hope he is kidding....
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