My name is Fr. Charlie Garza and I grew up with Amazing Parish as a pastor. I was made a pastor in April of 2014 at St. Martin de Porres in Dripping Springs, TX. I quickly realized I did not know what I was doing and cried out to God asking for help in a vulnerable...
Every Person Deserves an Amazing Parish Almost exactly thirty days ago, I began this new role as the Executive...
Tim and his wife Maggie live in Littleton, CO with their four young children, Eva (8), Theo (6), Charlie (4), and Vera...
Fr. Mike Schmitz delivers the keynote welcome at the San Antonio Summit in 2024.
Amazing Parish Announces New Executive Director Tim Glemkowski will take the reins of Denver-based parish apostolate...
Amazing Parish Webinar: Why It's Worth It Over the past year, The Amazing Parish has grown by leaps and bounds. We're now able to offer so much more to pastors and their leadership teams to help them transform their parishes. Whether you've been to an Amazing Parish...
More Pastors in Diocese Embracing Amazing Parish Program Written by Theresa Laurence | Tennessee Register | June 14, 2019 What does an amazing parish look like? Certainly, it can look like many things, but according to the official “Amazing Parish” handbook, amazing...
A Case for Parish Consolidations In many dioceses throughout the United States, parishes are being consolidated or combined in groups of two, three and even four. The rationale for doing this seems to be the desire to improve efficiencies and to better leverage our...
We've heard from many pastors and parish leadership team (PLT) members about the challenges of settling back into parish life after the conference, and we're excited to share some concrete and practical tips for helping you and your team through the process. During...
There are many important councils and committees at a parish, but the role of the parish leadership team (PLT) is a very unique one. As the Milwaukee conference quickly approaches, it's crucial for conference attendees to understand the role that they play as a PLT...
The parish is the place that people come to looking for help, support and resources in times of need. If we're not careful, many of our parish offices can feel more like businesses rather than centers of evangelization and discipleship. During this webinar, you'll...
St. John the Evangelist's parish leadership team at The Amazing Parish conference in April 2017. Pictured from left to right: Fr. Chas Canoy, Andy Bihl, Angel Koerkel, Todd Gale, Fr. Brian Lenz. Parish Spotlight: Parish Block Party St. John the Evangelist, Jackson, MI...
We've heard from many pastors and parish leadership team members about the challenges of settling back into parish life after the conference, and we're excited to share some concrete and practical tips for helping you and your team through the process. In this...
Only the Pastor Can Take the First Step The journey toward becoming an amazing parish does not begin by reading a book or attending a conference or participating in a webinar. It does not happen with a group of people sitting around a table discussing the...