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Gathered and Sent

Gathered and Sent – Jack Jerzeel     JustFaith Conference   Louisville, KY        May 4, 2011 How a parish defines itself can be a structural impediment.  Does it see itself as a community of saints, prophets, and martyrs?  Is the practice of the faith actually the practice of compassion – comfort the afflicted, etc.?  Role of what

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Preparation for a Funeral Mass

Preparation for a Funeral Mass Because each parish has its own procedures and people as part of their ministry for funeral preparation and bereavement, the Office of Worship and Christian Initiation offers the contents of this toolkit as a starting point for your community’s unique needs.  Please be sure to invite your musicians to customize

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Selecting Music for Weddings

Definition: For Parish Music – Liturgy Directors – Choir Directors – Priests This document offers music suggestions for the Rite of Marriage inside Mass. We know that each parish has its own planning process for Marriage preparation. This toolkit serves only as a starting point for Parish Music Director, liturgy Director or Choir Directors. The

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Choosing a New or Revised Mass Setting

Choosing a New or Revised Mass Setting for the Parish Definition: For Parish Music and Liturgy Directors, Cantors, Priests and anyone that serves in a Bilingual/Multilingual – Bicultural or Multicultural Community. Selecting new Mass parts and teaching assemblies new responses is going to be a challenge these coming months. While the changes provide an opportunity

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We Knocked and were invited in!

We Knocked…and were invited in! In June, we published the Evangelization toolkit called “Here I Am! I Stand at the Door and Knock…” Sr. Claire Sullivan, who has been leading a parish home visitation group consisting of parishioners and IHM sisters in home visits for the Parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, has

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(12) Leadership Skills that Work

Pastoral Planning Toolkit #12 Leadership Skills that Work Definition Leadership Skills are important to the effectiveness of any human group.  This is equally true for those in parish leadership positions.  Good leadership is crucial to moving the vision forward and collaborating with others in bringing it to strategic action. Approach to Implementation This Toolkit is

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