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"Our Faith Alive Weekend caused many to take a new look at our lives, our priorities, our relationship with God and our relationship with each other. The Weekend was joyful, compelling, and exceeded our expectations. The visiting team was loving, genuine and inspiring. The middle school group and senior high group had great Weekends, thanks to excellent visiting team leadership."
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
Grand Island, New York

"The Weekend surpassed all of our expectations. Our visiting team was perfect for our congregation and fit in as though they were always a part of our church. The Sunday Eucharist was unbelievable. The church was filled to overflowing with enthusiastic people of all ages singing like never before. With "Awaken the Dawn" leading the music we nearly lifted the roof off the church. Our thanksgiving follow-up meeting brought many wonderful evaluations of the Weekend. The overwhelming reaction to the Weekend was "WOW" and the response was, "How do we keep the wow"?

Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church

Lecanto, Florida

"Including the visiting team we had 475 people participating in our joyful Weekend. The love and generosity of the visiting team was overwhelming. Many hearts were changed and many commitments and recommitments were experienced. There were wonderful testimonies and sharing by the visiting team. Small group discussions were much appreciated and the level of sharing profound. The music was wonderful. Praising the Lord with such a good music team was awesome."

Church of the Good Samaritan

Paoli, Pennsylvania

" The goals we set were:
1. To promote unity among three services.
2. Have congregational and individual healing.
3. Energize St. Matthias and be a catalyst for growth.
All the goals were met by God - more than we could have ever dreamed!"
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Nashville, Tennessee

"I've had nothing but positive comments about the Faith Alive Weekend. The genuine honesty of people in discussions and the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit were awesome. I have heard compelling accounts from individuals of how the Faith Alive experience changed their lives and how they think and relate to God. It seems the Weekend awakened interest and renewed enthusiasm in many to do God's work in our parish and community."
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

" The Weekend exceeded all of our expectations in terms of attendance and participation. The team that traveled from the U.S. were excellent examples of leadership in their respective parishes. The Coordinator was very supportive in every possible way and assembled a dynamic team. We thank you for your hard work and tireless efforts in planning such a fantastic Weekend."
Church of the Most Holy Trinity
Nassau, Bahamas

" St. Pauls' Faith Alive Weekend was clearly a time when the Lord was, 'able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us' (Ephesians 3:20). It was an awesome Weekend!"
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Summerville, South Carolina

" The witnessing of ordinary people just like me healed my heart and gave me new hope."
" I never knew what being the Body of Christ feels like, now I know."
Church of the Epiphany
Wilbraham, Massachusetts

" This being my first Faith Alive Weekend and being the General Chair to boot, boy did I pray! And my prayers were more than answered. The Weekend was so much more than I expected. The prayer, the sharing and music were awesome. If I had doubts they were banished that Weekend because God's Holy Spirit was truly in our place."
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Belen, New Mexico

" Thank you to everyone who came from far and near to share their Christian witness and walks with us. It was a wonderful God filled weekend for all of us. You showed us how to share God's never-ending love, joy and peace with those around us. It is my hope that we will go beyond our walls and share what we have learned, and know to be true, with the world around us. God bless you all for your ministry."
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
West Palm Beach, Florida

" The Faith Alive Weekend was a very moving experience for me. I had so many fears and concerns regarding the acceptance of this program by St. Anskar's conservative parishioners, but all were washed away by the outpouring of love by the Faith Alive team. To have virtual strangers open themselves up, to give so much of themselves, and to share their love of Christ so willingly was truly overwhelming. The team was superb!

" I know the Faith Alive Weekend deeply touched me and has changed me forever. I believe it has changed and affected all who attended (and even those who didn't attend), and certainly St. Anskar's will change in response to the change in the parishioners. I experienced so many miracles during the Weekend and in preparation for the Weekend, and I believe with God's grace there will be more miracles at St. Anskar's!!!"
St. Anskar's Episcopal Church
Rockford, Illinois

" The Faith Alive Weekend was truly a blessing for our entire congregation. The universal opinion of those attending was extremely favorable. Many of the 'old timers' who initially resisted the thought of the Faith Alive program were some of the biggest supporters. It is clear that for many of the attendees the Weekend was a life-altering experience. We have also grown much closer together as a church family. The visiting team really connected with our church membership, especially the children's and the teen leaders. They were all really wonderful."
St. John's Episcopal Church
Fallbrook, California

" The Weekend was extremely well received by the parish. The result is an energized congregation and a delighted rector. The anticipated outcomes include stronger bonds as a church family; increased interest in Bible studies; a continuation in some fashion of small group sharing opportunities; a greater appreciation for the power of prayer; and an expanded comfort level for simply thinking and talking about and surrendering to Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. As one parishioner said, ' This is the best thing I've ever seen the Episcopal Church do.' In this environment we can expect enthusiastic lay leadership to emerge."
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
Alexandria, Louisiana