“There are so many great things happening in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and I want to talk about them with you.”
So explained Archbishop Bernard Hebda in a video introducing “Together on the Journey,” which includes a monthly video message and a newsletter, set to launch in September.
Taking its title from the translation of the Greek “synodos,” and its inspiration from the archbishop’s pastoral letter “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room” released last year, “Together on the Journey” is designed to encourage Catholics on their walk of faith.
“This will allow me the opportunity to connect with you in a new way, to encourage and strengthen your relationship to this local Church and to your parish,” the archbishop said in the video.
Archbishop Hebda’s video messages will be sent on the first Monday of each month; the first video message will be sent Sept. 4.
Then, the “Together on the Journey: A Weekly Word” newsletter will be released on the following Mondays of each month, starting Sept. 11. The newsletter will feature the archbishop’s reflections on happenings in the local Church and his insights into the Catholic faith. It will also include information on local Catholic events, recent “Practicing Catholic” radio show interviews and news from The Catholic Spirit newspaper.
According to the archdiocesan Office of Communications, parishioners at nearly 70 local parishes will automatically receive Archbishop Hebda’s monthly videos and newsletter directly via email, through a partnership with Flocknote.
If their parishes do not use Flocknote, Catholics can sign up to receive the videos and the newsletter by visiting archspm.org/togetheronthejourney. The videos will also be posted to that webpage.
