Pilgrims of Hope: Parish Mission Dec 1 - 3, 2025
This Advent, we’re invited to rediscover a hope that’s more than just positive thinking – it's a way of living that brings light even in hard times. Over three evenings, Tony and Kristin Bird will share honest stories, Scripture, and practical ways they’ve found hope through forgiveness, prayer, and everyday struggles. Whether you’ve been close to God for years or are just wondering where to begin, these evenings offer a space to rest, reflect, and be renewed. Come as you are and find encouragement to keep going, no matter where you are on the journey.
Additional resources and downloadable resources & reflections to help you unpack the mission's theme and topic will be found below after each night of the mission.
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Monday Night: Rejoice in Hope
An evening of stories, Scripture, and witness about the hope Jesus offers when life feels heavy or uncertain. We reflect together on the God who comes close, restores what’s broken, and invites us to surrender the hurts that keep us from hope.
Downloadable resources from burning hearts
Additional recommended Resources
Loved As I Am
(Sr. Miriam James Heidland) 
Be Healed
(Dr. Bob Schuchts)
Resources & Tools to Help You Proclaim the Kerygma (Burning Hearts Disciples)
You Are God's Beloved - Audio Download (Kristin Bird)
Set Free By Love - Audio Download (Kristin Bird)
God the Father Loves You - YouTube
(Ascension Press) 
The Gathering Place Podcast Episode 123: All We Have to Do is Say Yes (Blessed Is She) 
Rescue Project Challenge on Hallow App
Tuesday Night: Be Patient in Suffering
An evening of honest stories and Scripture about the slow, often hidden work of healing. We look at the suffering we carry, the forgiveness Jesus invites, and the ways grace can restore what we thought was beyond repair.
Downloadable resources from burning hearts
Additional recommended Resources
Healing: Bringing the Gift of God's Mercy to the World (Dr. Mary Healy) 
Real Suffering: Finding Hope & Healing in the Trials of life (Bob Schuchts) 
Restore the Glory Podcast Episodes 115 & 116
Abiding Together Podcast Season 15 Episode 3
As We Forgive Those Video Series (Chris Stefanick) 
Freedom in Forgiving (YouTube Video) Sr. MIriam James & Fr. John Burns 
When God Doesn't Take Away Your Pain (YouTube) Fr. Mike Schmitz 
Healing the Whole Person In Person & Vitual Retreats (JPII Healing Center)
If you would like to talk to someone about how to discover, unpack, and share your story of faith, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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