{"id":586,"date":"2022-05-10T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belmont.diocesanweb.org\/church\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2025-01-01T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:09:31","slug":"returning-catholics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/formation\/adult-faith-formation\/returning-catholics\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning Catholics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Assumption\u2019s Praying Community warmly welcomes all who wish to return to the Catholic faith, recognizing that life\u2019s journey is unique and often filled with challenges. We deeply believe in the Body and Blood of Jesus, Reconciliation, and God\u2019s boundless mercy. No matter how long you\u2019ve been away or the reason for your departure, know that God loves you, forgives you, and calls you back to His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to reconnect with your faith and the sacraments, we are here to support you. Please reach out to us at (616) 361-5126. Confession is available on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM, Saturdays from 4:00\u20135:00 PM, or by appointment. Reconciliation can also be received at any Catholic Church. Come as you are\u2014God&#8217;s mercy knows no bounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites For Inactive Catholics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oncecatholic.org\/\">OnceCatholic.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulist.org\/landings\">Paulist.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicscomehome.org\/\">CatholicsComeHome.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Divorced and Remarried?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been divorced and remarried, let us help you through the healing process for that. Again feel free to contact us at (616) 361-5126<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Francis said it so beautifully:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI would like to tell all those who feel far from God and the church \u2013 and I say this respectfully to those who are afraid or indifferent. The Lord calls you and wants you to be part of his people and does so with great respect and love!&nbsp;<\/em><em>The Lord doesn\u2019t proselytize, he gives love and this love looks for you, waits for you\u2026..This is the love of God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ Pope Francis, January 8, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Assumption\u2019s Praying Community warmly welcomes all who wish to return to the Catholic faith, recognizing that life\u2019s journey is unique and often filled with challenges. We deeply believe in the Body and Blood of Jesus, Reconciliation, and God\u2019s boundless mercy. No matter how long you\u2019ve been away [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1708,"parent":1000,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-tabs.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-586","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions\/2433"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assumptionbvm.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}