Life Transforming!
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Over these coming days we will be posting some stories of people’s lives, and how a course which is run at St Joseph’s called Alpha is literally transforming people’s lives. Today, we hear from Owen, a student who has just graduated from Lancaster University
My first involvement with St. Joseph’s was through Alpha. Before coming to Alpha, I was not baptised into any religion but practising Catholicism and going to Mass fairly often, but I was eager to have a better understanding of the faith. I loved Alpha from the off, but a highlight of Alpha was the weekend away. During this weekend up at Castlerigg, we had a time of prayer in the chapel and we asked to know the Holy Spirit. A few hours later that evening, I felt this overwhelming need to just tell people about Jesus and express my love for Him, and while I’d been a Christian before this, I didn’t have that close relationship with Jesus that I do now, and I don’t know if I’d have found it if it wasn’t for Alpha, St. Joseph’s, and Castlerigg. Alpha also directly led to me being baptised and received into the Church. I went on to become a helper with Alpha a year later and I am now a group leader. Alpha and St. Joseph’s really have changed my life for the better!
St Joseph’s is running its next Alpha Course, beginning on Thursday 14 January at 7pm online. Why not join us? From the comfort of your home you can join and watch the videos, share your own thoughts, and make new friends in what is a life-changing experience. For further details, email alphalancs@gmail.com
