St. Martin of Tours congratulates the twenty-two participants for completing Following Christ, a special seven-week faith program. The members now look forward to the next faith journey to Share Christ in the coming year. Last year, there was an overwhelming response of over 60 participants to Discover Christ for the first module of the program. 
“Without you, there is no Following Christ. And the next step is to look forward to Share Christ,” stated Rev. Fr Cosme Fernandes, the pastor of St Martin of Tours, Bronx, New York on November 18.
The three module program is pioneered by ChristLife, Catholic ministries for evangelization, helping others to Discover, Follow and Share Christ in a parish setup.  St Martin of Tours is hosting the program in English and Spanish since 2015.
While expressing the intensity of the experience, the participants found significant value in listening to the talk on forgiveness.
Ms.  Ludwig notes forgiveness session had the biggest impact on her life. “I have a lot of work to do,’ she added.  Ms. Carmen Mendez said “the program brought me closer to God and the parish.  I learned that forgiveness has two parts- I seek forgiveness, and the other accept my forgiveness.”
Ms. Zoraida is grateful for all the love and support to overcome personal hurdles.  While Ms. Anna put it simply, “I did not come. God called me to join the program. I am so happy being here.” Mr. Greg appreciates the time spent with the parishioners,  which otherwise is just a greeting after the mass.
Ms. Jean summarizes the sentiments “it was a time to look forward to Friday evening to come  together  and say a conversational prayer at the table.” Ms. Jocelyn states, “ I connect with God at the deepest level while singing.’  Ms. Jocelyn along with Ms. Lourdes led the praise and worship during the program.