One of the big questions a lot of people have when they experience Alpha is: what’s next? 

Alpha is the first letter in the Greek alphabet, and the name itself implies that it is a beginning. If it is just the beginning, there is a lot to come after the beginning!

One of the primary questions we want to ask anyone that has experienced Alpha is: who would you like to continue this journey with?

For some table groups, you are already looking forward to gathering in your homes after Alpha. This is wonderful and the parish wants to encourage and support you. We call this a Connect Group.

For others, you desire to form a Connect Group based on the state of life that you are in. The parish wants to encourage and support you and will you assist you in finding other individuals who have experienced Alpha but who are not part of a Connect Group.

But what exactly is a Connect Group?

A Connect Group is a medium-sized group of people gathering semi-monthly in a home. Connect Groups continue the “Alpha experience” by creating a place of common life for Christians. The gatherings consist of sharing food together, a reflection or talk or teaching, a time of discussion, and a time of praising God and prayer for anyone’s needs. The parish will provide options for Connect Groups to continue to grow as disciples and as Church. Connect Groups can also join a study being offered at the parish. Connect Groups take some commitment and a bit of work to facilitate, but many who join a Connect Group find it to be a deeply life-giving experience.

The breakdown:

EAT - Share a meal.

GROW - Watch a video on a topic of Christianity/Catholicism or read a passage from Scripture or the Catechism to grow in knowledge of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ (Disciple).

DISCUSS - Openly talk about what was impactful in the GROW portion of the gathering.

PRAY - Share prayer intentions and pray for each other. You can do this as a group or divide into pairs.
 

Are you interested in continuing the journey with your table group as your Connect Group?

Are you interested in joining a Connect Group with other adults at the same stage of life that have gone through Alpha?

Are you interested in creating a Connect Group with others you are already in relationship with?

Please complete the simple form below to let us know who you would like to continue this journey with: