Welcome to Cor, the Saint Michael Parish Men's Ministry
Catholic Men Standing Together in Service to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Welcome to Cor - the Saint Michael Parish Men's Ministry. Saint Michael Parish is located in Garden City, South Carolina and serves the communities of Murrells Inlet, Garden City, Surfside Beach, Market Common, Socastee and Burgess in southeast Horry County and northeast Georgetown County. Our church is located one mile from one of our country's most beautiful beaches. It is a wonderful place for summer visitors to the South Carolina Grand Strand to pray and bless their vacations. More important to us locals is that Saint Michael is a most wonderful community in which we grow in our faith. You can read all about Cor in the paragraphs below. We partake in the New Evangelization to proclaim the Gospel of our Risen Lord. For whenever Catholic men stand "into the breach" to confront Satan, we know that Jesus is standing right beside us.
Cor Gatherings take place on the Third and Fifth Saturdays of each month from September through June. We begin at 8:45am (i.e., after 8am Mass) to 10:15. All gatherings feature Fellowship (i.e. coffee and donuts) and Faith Formation, including bible studies and theological discussions to help us immerse ourselves with God's Word. We also partake in prayer to encounter Christ and enhance our relationship with him.
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Cor - A Christ Centered Brotherhood
Why Cor?
Cor empowers Catholic men to live their faith and serve their family, parish, community, and country.
Why? Because families need strong husbands and fathers, and the world needs courageous witnesses to Jesus Christ. Through Cor, men will be formed and sharpened as disciples of Jesus, who are committed to serving him and willing to boldly live and share their faith. It is the mandate of every Catholic man to bring Jesus to a broken world. To live his faith and engage in this mission, every Catholic man needs a strong relationship with God that is rooted in prayer and the sacraments. Catholic men need to proactively invest in their on-going faith formation, to be a part of a dynamic brotherhood that supports, sharpens, and strengthens them to be holy men, husbands, fathers, sons and brothers to engage in the mission of the Church.
The mission of Cor is to refocus Catholic men on Jesus Christ and to form and strengthen them in faith and virtue through a brotherhood committed to prayer, formation, and fraternity. The goal of each Cor gathering is to provide the opportunity for men to encounter Christ, to pray together, to be formed in their faith, and to strengthen their bonds of brotherhood, preparing them for courageous leadership and the mission of evangelization for their families and communities.
Elements of Cor
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
Through prayer, we encounter Christ and animate our faith and relationship with him. We must first know Jesus and receive from him before we can share him with our families and communities. Shared time in prayer will help men focus their minds and hearts on God and give depth and life to formation and fraternal brotherhood. Like all relationships, prayer requires commitment and consistency.
Formation: Becoming like Christ
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
As disciples of Christ, the goal of Catholic formation is to become like Christ, taking on his character and virtue, his life of prayer, and his mission. He is the model of holiness. Formation is life-long and requires an intentional commitment. Alongside prayer, formation helps increase our knowledge and love of God and of neighbor. Inte
As disciples of Christ, the goal of Catholic formation is to become like Christ, taking on his character and virtue, his life of prayer, and his mission. He is the model of holiness. Formation is life-long and requires an intentional commitment. Alongside prayer, formation helps increase our knowledge and love of God and of neighbor. Intentional and structured times of formation help direct fraternity toward the shared pursuit of Christ, of holiness, and a life of faith and missionary discipleship. Formation requires the animation of prayer and the accountability of fraternity.
Fraternity: Centering Brotherhood on Christ
Prayer: Lifting our minds and hearts to God
Fraternity: Centering Brotherhood on Christ
Fraternity is not just friendship or hanging out; it is a true brotherhood centered on Christ. This type of brotherhood has depth and trust, where men sharpen one another and accompany each other as disciples of Christ. Brotherhood made up of Christ- centered friendships is necessary for men to grow in holiness, as leaders, and as mission
Fraternity is not just friendship or hanging out; it is a true brotherhood centered on Christ. This type of brotherhood has depth and trust, where men sharpen one another and accompany each other as disciples of Christ. Brotherhood made up of Christ- centered friendships is necessary for men to grow in holiness, as leaders, and as missionary disciples. Like prayer and formation, fraternity must be intentional, requires proximity and consistency, and the shared mission of evangelization.