Maturing adults should ask themselves "who are we uniquely created to be"...leading to finding our purpose in the second half of life. Maturing adults should see their advancing years as a time for spiritual adventure and a celebration of the blessings of aging.
Spiritual development never stops but intensifies as people move through the years. Maturing adults should seek a deeper understanding of the aging process taking hold in their hearts and minds.
Maturing Adult Ministry (MMA) at St. Mark will address needs that arise as life changes. And, allow adults to recognize that our everyday life and experiences go hand-in-hand with our spiritual life.
This ministry will include an advancing appreciation for this later time of life and recognition that this time in life is specially designed to bring adults even closer to God and their true selves. This ministry is designed to build relationships with self, with others, and with God.
The task of this period in life is not simply to endure the coming of the end of time. It is to come alive in ways I have never been alive before. - Joan Chittister, The Gift of Years
God has called each of us to be holy...to be our best selves. St. Mark the Evangelist Parish invites you to be part of this new ministry. The Ministry for Maturing Adults will allow you to engage with other adults about life and spirituality, to strengthen your faith, and to provide the connection between faith and life. If you are a Boomer, Builder, or Elder, join us in this new ministry!
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him. Colossian's 2:6,7