Stump the Deacon

Last Sunday we had a high school youth night dedicated to equipping the youths for the christian life with the tools God gave the Church. As part of that night we invited out a friend of ours -Deacon Harrison Ayre- to answer any questions the youths might have relating to the Church or its teachings. With a slight twist however: whoever asked a question that Deacon Harrison couldn't answer without going to the Catechism would win a chocolate bar of their choice. If Deacon Harrison went the whole night without getting stumped he could chose a chocolate bar of his choice.

So we opened the floor to questions and Deacon Harrison began. And the youths began asking really good questions: what is the sin against the Holy Spirit? Why does the Church not ordain women? Where did the practice of a celibate priesthood come from? What is the Immaculate Conception? Where did that teaching come from?

It was incredible to see these questions from the youth and even better to hear the answers from the Deacon (who did in fact go home with a chocolate bar). God was really working in both the Deacon and the youths to bring the truth of the Church to light!

Infuse 2, Saint Thomas More Parish, Edmonton, Alberta