06/11/2026
The Diocese of Providence is entering a time of renewal.
In recent years, our local Church has experienced many transitions and challenges.
Yet in every age, the Lord continues to call His people forward.
Bishop Bruce Lewandowski invites us to pause, pray, and reflect deeply on who we are and where God is leading us as the Catholic Church in Rhode Island.
Three Pathways, One Mission is not simply a plan. It is an invitation to renewal—a prayerful process of personal, pastoral, and missionary conversion that will guide our parishes, schools, and ministries in the years ahead.
At the heart of this vision is Jesus Christ.
His Incarnation, Passion, Death, and Resurrection reveal a pattern for the Church's life and mission.
Just as Christ entered into our human experience, took our burdens upon Himself, and led us toward redemption, so too are we called to enter into the lives of others, accompany them in their struggles, and lead them to an encounter with Him.
Guided by this pattern, our diocesan renewal will unfold through three pathways:
Living the Mission – discerning together how God is calling us to proclaim the Gospel in our time and place.
Forming for Mission – equipping clergy, lay leaders, and all the baptized to live as missionary disciples.
Planning for Mission – prayerfully aligning our ministries, resources, and structures to serve the Church's mission more faithfully and effectively.
Together, these pathways invite us to become a Church that is more deeply rooted in prayer, more attentive to the Holy Spirit, more committed to forming disciples, and more courageous in sharing the hope of the Gospel.
As Bishop Lewandowski writes: "Renewal is not a temporary initiative or a single plan with an end date; it is an ongoing prayerful process of personal, pastoral, and missionary conversion."
Let us move forward together—united in faith, nourished by the Eucharist, and renewed for the saving mission of Jesus Christ.
Read the full pastoral vision: https://evangelizeri.org/3pathways
