Together As Body: Becoming a [New] Parish Family

Universal Voices is back with an all new mini-series. This season we explore how different folks within the Universal Church are experiencing community within the Body of Christ. In this episode, Alissa welcomes Jessica Mendoza. Alissa and Jessica discuss, "Partners in the Gospel," currently taking place in the Archdiocese of Seattle. The two talk about:

• Why Partners in the Gospel came about and the hope behind it.
• The power of being intentional and careful with important things.
• The power of listening and responding.
• Practicing not bringing "serial consumerism" into parish life.
• Working together as the Body.
• Allowing ourselves to grieve loss or change.
• Bringing a lion's share of fraternal care to the table.

Jessica Mendoza was born and raised in the  Seattle area but counts her roots in Michoacán México. Her works as a pediatric and neonatal physical therapist, and  is also active in her parish, volunteering in high school youth ministry, parish leadership, and working alongside their companion parish in Guatemala.  She also helps chair her Archdiocesan Disability Inclusion Ministry, so that people of all abilities are able to participate fully in the life of the Church. In her spare time Jessica loves reading, hiking around the beautiful Pacific Northwest scenery, and playing the flute in a community Wind Symphony.