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• The symbol in the middle is to remind us of a host, the Eucharist, Holy Communion – It points to the main thing, the purpose of life - to be in Communion with God (on earth today and one day in heaven), and that it is Jesus is who makes that communion possible through His life, death, and resurrection – and our remembrance of Him at the altar.

• The symbol of the budded cross is the same cross was have on the top of our church dome – the buds symbolize continual life and growth.

• The ring around the host represents that all of this is in the context of community.

• The diagram shows three movements of a pathway: Encounter, Grow, Go – which shows the ever-maturing  “yes” to follow Jesus.

• Notice how a circle depicts how a person’s GO (Invite Others) points to another person’s Encounter, which only deepens our own encounter (sharing love only creates more love).

• Arrows show movement, not stagnation – we are always called to more.

• The circular shape conveys that we are never finished growing in this life, growth is ever creating and growing – we are never done. 
• The bullet points are concrete ways to accomplish the game plan at St. Gabriel.

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