2. Characteristics
• People of God – Everyone is welcome.
• Faith – in the Risen Jesus. Believed and
lived the ‘Good News’
• Worship – prayed and worshipped
together at home and in the Temple.
3. • Way of Life – lived according to ‘Love one
another’. Shared and cared for one
another.
• Community – led by ministers – leaders,
teachers + preachers. Everyone worked
for the good of the community.
4. So…
• Characterisitics of the early
christian communities were:
–A people of faith
–A worshipping people
–A people of action
–A people in community.
5. Modern Faith Communities
• Examples of Christians working as
communities of faith in the world today
are:
• St Vincent de Paul
• Holy Faith Sisters
• Trocaire
• Samaritans
• Parish of Celbridge
6. What evidence is there that the
parish of Celbridge is:
A people of faith –
A worshipping people –
A people of action –
A people in community -
7. What evidence is there that the
parish of Celbridge is:
A people of faith –
A worshipping people –
A people of action –
A people in community -
