In order to bring to all people the Good News of Jesus, as required by a New Evangelization,
all the parishes and their small communities should be living cells, places to promote the
personal and communitarian encounter with Christ, experience the richness of liturgy, to
give initial and permanent Christian formation,and to educate all the faithful in fraternity and
charity especially towards the poor.

The Synod for the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith:
Proposition 26
Small communities are powerful vehicles for adult faith formation, providing opportunities
for learning, prayer, mutual support, and the shared experience of Christian living and
service to Church and society. Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us, 106

Evangelization through Small Communities
Small communities provide an ideal, supportive
environment for evangelization and adult faith
formation. Knowledge and confidence grow, and
people are enabled to share
• How we pray
• What we believe
• How we worship
• How we live

Practical Evangelization Workshops
Tools for Evangelization and small community leader
trainings offer proven approaches for creating
evangelizing parishes.

Faith Formation
Plus Evangelization Outreach
All elements of Why Catholic? work together to
provide your community with
• Opportunities to express their faith
• Resources for forming deeper faith
• Approaches for reaching out to others
• Tips on what to say and whom to reach

Enriching Faith Experiences
Inspire your community to proclaim and live
faith in daily life with Spirit-filled faith enrichment
events. Participants will leave motivated with the
desire to reach out to others in faith.

Solid Resources
Participant materials, drawn from the Catechism
of the Catholic Church and sacred Scripture, offer
a rich experience and sound teachings, and carry
an Imprimatur.

Strong Pastoral Support
RENEW International’s staff works with pastoral
leadership and parishioners to ensure a successful
effort with strong participation.

Available in multiple languages
RENEW provides a full array of workshops,
resources, and materials in English and Spanish.
Participant materials are also available in French,
Portuguese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Haitian Creole,
and large-print in English and Spanish for lowvision participants.