A Conversation with Bishop Michael O. Jackels

If you look closely at the TOGETHER logo, you will see the words, “We gather. We learn. We serve.”

These words are a part of the TOGETHER vision because they are inherent in who we are and in what we do.

We gather in church for worship on Sunday as members of the Body of Christ, children in the family of God. That assembly of believers is the Church. And that gathering influences how we live when we are outside of church.

At the end of Mass when the priest says, “Go in peace,” he is not simply releasing you out into the world. He is giving a command, sending each parishioner forth to carry out the mission of the Church.

We go from that assembly to learn and to teach, forming ourselves – and others – into Disciples of Christ.

And we go from that assembly to serve the needs of others.

TOGETHER: We gather. We learn. We serve. And we do all of those things from our Cathedral campus.

Our Mother Church and the buildings that surround our Cathedral represent the mission of the Church in the Diocese of Wichita.

Whether they are service ministries or education, they are diocesan ministries. They are not just for the Cathedral parishioners or the people who live in Wichita. These ministries are designed to benefit anyone and everyone.

The ministries and services that take place throughout our Cathedral campus represent what the Church is and does in Baxter Springs, Zenda, Fort Scott and all points in between.

Caring for the buildings on our Cathedral campus allows us to further the mission of the Church for the glory of God and the benefit of others.

Goals of the TOGETHER vision
• Strengthen the oneness between parish and diocese.
• Deepen our practice of stewardship as a way of life, sharing responsibility for the mission of the Church.
• Invite everyone to help fund seminarian education, Catholic formation programs and a renovation of the Cathedral campus.

Where will Bishop Jackels visit next?
Bishop Michael O. Jackels continues his TOGETHER vision visits. Here is a schedule for the next few weekends.
March 19-20, St. Joseph, Andale
March 27, St. Paul - Newman Center, Wichita
April 2-3, Magdalen, Wichita
April 9-10, All Saints, Wichita