Artists of the World

In the Heart of the City

an OSM studio story written by Gerardo Butalid

 

What can we do for the young adults of this city?

It was a simple question that I posed to Jason Kidd, who was at the time interim director of youth and young adults for the archdiocese of Portland.


 
 
 
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"I was new to Portland but felt a pull from the Holy Spirit" 

Gerardo

 
 
 

  I had no idea what that something was or how that something would look like but I knew that God was stirring my heart to take action.

I was sitting in the grotto when the idea came to fruition, let’s have a night of prayer and adoration in the heart of the city for the people of the city. Let’s attack the culture, let’s come together as a greater Catholic community, and let’s have God stake His claim.


let’s come together as a greater Catholic community, and let’s have God stake His claim.