St. Andrew School of Evangelization Mass and Graduation (Spanish)

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Location: Catholic High School for Boys - Little Rock
Contact: Jaime Torres
Phone: (501) 664-0340, ext. 434

This event will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Bishop Anthony B. Taylor celebrating Mass at 4:30 p.m. Nearly 40 graduates from nine Catholic parishes in Arkansas and three from Louisiana will be members of the first graduating class of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization in the Diocese of Little Rock. José H. Prado Flores, international founder of the Escuela de Evangelización San Andrés (St. Andrew School of Evangelization) will distribute service certificates to the graduates who have completed the first stage: “The Foundations Towards a Christian Life." The first stage included seven years of formation. A reception will follow in the cafeteria. All are invited to attend. For more information, e-mail Jaime Torres, diocesan associate director of faith formation, or call him at (501) 664-0340, ext. 434.

The Escuela de Evangelización San Andrés (EESA) includes three stages of seven classes (21 total). It was founded in Mexico but has expanded to 70 countries worldwide, including the United States. It began in the Diocese of Little Rock in 2011. Inspired by St. John Paul II's call for a new evangelization, this ministry aims to: "Go into all the world and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation" (Mark 16:15) forming new evangelists for the third millennium. The goal is to have an evangelized and evangelizing Church that acts with great power, through the strength of the Gospel and the parresia (confidence) of the Holy Spirit. It is offered in Spanish and English.