Catechism and good food were combined on election night in Michigan as an Alpha evangelization course introduced the Catholic faith to Chinese inquirers in an atmosphere of love and understanding, according to its organizers. Enthusiasm and apparent joy bubbles up from Caroline Gambale-Dirkes, director of evangelization at St. Alpha began as a course of evangelization within the Anglican Church in England in and has since expanded to include various Christian traditions, including hundreds of Catholic parishes.
It is an week course, online or in person, where committed Christians share their faith in conversation with inquirers.
According to AlphaUSA, in more than 74, people participated in parish programs for adults. Gambale-Dirkes and facilitators joined some dozen Alpha participants at a local restaurant in Ann Arbor on Nov. Each table had at least one Mandarin-speaker trained to facilitate discussion and ensure a friendly atmosphere where talking about faith and the heart can take place.
Every Alpha meeting begins with dinner and fellowship, followed by a video presentation about questions of faith and ending with a small-group discussion. Gambale-Dirkes said the parish had given Alpha courses for young adults, especially students at the nearby University of Michigan, since That year, she attended an Alpha national conference with Catholic bishops, priests, and religious.
This is what I want you to do. The first Chinese Alpha course in Ann Arbor started in the fall of Participants have come from China, Singapore, Taiwan, and the U. In an interview, Feng said that when she married her husband, Nate Murray, she wanted to know more about his Catholic faith.
