St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Oak Lawn starting its next Alpha program, a way to explore “life, spirituality, and faith through a Christian lens.”
The Evangelization Team at St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Oak Lawn is made up of more than a dozen people, including, from left, the Rev. Dennis Ziomek, Reenie Panella, Don Kolkebeck, Dan Caddigan, Mike Bentley and Ruth Ann Allaway. The group is hoping to attract people to"explore questions of life and faith" at its Alpha discussion forum.
“We create a nonjudgmental and open environment where it is easy for anyone who is strong, uncertain, or simply curious about faith in Jesus to explore questions of life and faith in a friendly atmosphere,” a new release from the parish explained, adding that the program will explore “life, spirituality, and faith through a Christian lens.
“We are hoping all people will participate in Alpha,” Bentley said. “This includes believers, skeptics and nonbelievers.” Don Kolkebeck, who just joined the Evangelization Team, had an amazing experience after he attended a two-day CRHP retreat about 10 years ago at what is now known as St. Augustine in Midlothian with his brother. “The next time I was on the program as kind of a counselor, and I gave my life speech. It was very, very profound.”
He said although the group is open to “cradle Catholics, where you’ve been in Catholic schools and participating in going to church,” he’d also like to see others participate. “I’d like to get people outside of our religion. That would be kind of nice to see different views, not just people like myself.”
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