"I dream of a missionary option, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church's customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitable channeled for the evangelisation of today's world."     

Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, "The Joy of the Gospel
 

REFORMING THE COMMISSION
Despite the Pandemic Years, The Evangelisation Commissionhas been able to do great work, supporting Alpha Courses, encourage intercessory prayer and making available a variety of resources on Evangelisation.

Fr Jim Duggan has recently been appointed by Bishop John as the Vicar Episcopal for Evangelisation. Now is the perfect time to plan for the future of the commission and its work, without the restrictions of recent years. The fruit of this time of reflection will be seen in the coming months. 

In Eastertide of 2016, Bishop John Keenan convoked a Diocesan Synod on the Role of the Lay Faithful in the New Evangelisation.
THE CHARTER FOR THE DIOCESE OF PAISLEY
The Charter contains the key Principles  which emerged in the prayer and working of the Synod sessions. The first two of these principles are a guide to the work of our Commission

• We are committed to effective evangelisation centred on each Christian's personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a life lived with faith, hope and charity.
• We recognise and celebrate that it is in the sacred liturgy, above all, that we encounter Jesus Christ as the source of our lives, our salvation and our worship.  The Eucharist gives life and reality to the Church and is therefore the source and summit of our Christian life.