The following is a discussion with a Protestant considering converting to the Catholic Church, who had some concerns about various deficiencies in the current American Catholic climate.
Discipleship starts in the home, just as with evangelicals.
Protestant activities you mention. This function used to be filled by virtue of the parish concept - when neighborhoods were much more cohesive and communitarian than they are now. But with liberalism, changing neighborhoods, and rapid mobility, this has broken down. Also, Catholic education has degenerated. But things are slowly recovering.