Meet Parishioner
Bill Pratt
Accompanying Our Young People in the Faith and Fulfilling the Baptismal Promise
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arishioner Bill Pratt has worked with young people in various church ministries for many years. It’s always a joy when he gets to see students he taught become successful, get married, and have children of their own. As a member of Our Lady of Lourdes for the past eight years and a few Catholic parishes before that, he has worked with youth through Confirmation preparation and youth groups. Through all of this service, it has been his great joy to watch youth learn the Catholic faith. He currently teaches high school Confirmation preparation. “I love working with high school kids,” Bill says. “They have so many toxic distractions these days. It’s nice to engage them and talk about what they are dealing with, but not lecture them. I want to help steer them to a better way.” Bill has found that, by teaching Confirmation preparation, he is constantly learning as well. Often, the youth will have questions that require him to look up the answer.
The Pratt family — Bill, Cathy, Carter, Anna, Mary and their pup, Roxy
He also serves as a teacher for the Family Honor apostolate, a chastity-based sex education program. He went through rigorous training for this ministry about 10 years ago. “This program is a way to jumpstart parent and youth
conversations on the topic,” Bill says. “We teach that there is beauty in individual sexuality. Reproduction is an incredible gift from God and one of the greatest ways for people to express love through marriage.” In addition, Bill is involved continued on back cover
“I love working with high school kids. They have so many toxic distractions these days. It’s nice to engage them and talk about what they are dealing with, but not lecture them. I want to help steer them to a better way.” — Bill Pratt
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