The KLESIS Project
Hearing and Responding to God’s Call
I therefore, a prisoner of the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called. (Ephesians 4:1)
Session 1 - Connect with Jesus: An Open Invitation
As we celebrate the Eucharist, we remember and give thanks for Jesus' ministry, particularly celebrating the ways Jesus made use of meals to invite all people into community.
Session 2 Connect with God: Praying Freely
Jesus teaches us to be cherished by God. The Lord’s Prayer is central in every celebration of the Eucharist and is a primary resource for our prayer as individuals and in households.
Session 3 - Connect with God’s Story: The Good News!
Christians (including biblical authors) have viewed the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus in many ways. However, as Christians, we agree that Jesus is the best lens through which we can read the story of God's love of the world. In the liturgy of the Eucharist, we retell this story, from the goodness of creation through the ending we anticipate the messianic banquet.
Session 4 Connect in the Eucharistic: Becoming Part of the Story
The mystery we celebrate in the Eucharist is that we are all being knit into a community in which we become most fully ourselves. In a Christian community we are valued for who we truly are, and are challenged and supported to discover our own unique identity and vocation. Our unity is not doctrinal or cultural, but sacramental and relational.
Session 5 Connect with Faith: Living the Story
Connecting with God and one another in the Eucharist changes our sense of who we are and how we make choices. We are already reconciled to God, and so are free to choose how we will "love and serve the Lord." We live by commit to live by faith, which is trust in God, as we draw on Scripture, Tradition and Reason for guidance, and seek the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Session 6 Connect with Mission: Working Together
God sends us all to serve as part of God’s mission on earth. The way we live as individuals and as a community, not just on Sunday but every day, speaks to the world around us of God’s love and desire for unity with all people. For us, as people of God, loving and serving are intertwined. That means that the way we work together to be church can be as important as what we accomplish.