Maturing Adult MinistryToolkit #4Identifying a Parish Coordinator The degree of preparation/formation of the coordinator must be determined relevant to the parish’s needs and the coordinator’s responsibilities. A sense of the vision and goals of the ministry within the parish will be necessary on the coordinator’s part, along with their own personal sense of mission. 1. Responsibilities: […]
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Maturing Adult MinistryToolkit #3Developing MAM in the Parish Scope Parishes are invited to develop structures which encourage and facilitate the contributions of their older parishioners, respond to their needs and provide opportunities for spiritual growth. MAM is also intended to continue to call for the gifts of the mature adults for the benefit of
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Maturing Adult MinistryToolkit #2Needs Assessment & Program Planning 1. Needs Assessment: Know the parish demographics; determined through discussion with the pastor, other parish ministers and parish staff. Special attention to presence of nursing homes/assisted living/ adult communities within the parish. Determine the parish reputation; this will help define the setting of the MAM. How welcome are
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Maturing Adult MinistryToolkit #1Defining Maturing Adult Ministry Introduction Ministry to Catholics 55+ has been underdeveloped and undervalued. It is usually limited to the “seniors club”. Maturing adults are not a homogeneous group. The general categories used here are Boomers, Builders and Elders. Maturing Adult Ministry: is Christ-centered. goal is spiritual formation underlying idea: God calls
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The Liturgical Year Two hours should be sufficient time to allow for presentation, discussion, Q&A and hospitality. This presentation is heavily informational. It allows the presenter and participants to move gradually through the Liturgical Year and learn the some of the meaning of some of the words, gestures, symbols, practices, and ritual actions. It is
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Harvesting Gifts Newsletters From time to time, a Harvesting Gifts Newsletter will bepublished and sent to all Pastoral Priority Point Persons.The Newsletters will also be published here. The Current Newsletter is: {phocadownload view=file|id=159|text=Harvesting Gifts Newsletter 17|target=s} Past Newsletters: {phocadownload view=file|id=158|text=Harvesting Gifts Newsletter 16|target=s} {phocadownload view=file|id=157|text=Harvesting Gifts Newsletter 15|target=s} {phocadownload
Lifelong Faith Formation: Everyone’s Journey Everyday DEFINITION: This toolkit, entitled “Lifelong Faith Formation: Everyone’s Journey Everyday,” is designed to be an introduction to the concept of Lifelong Faith Formation (LFF) at the parish level. A 45-minute to one-hour PowerPoint presentation helps parish folks to understand its meaning, as well as its theology, history and pedagogy.
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Plan-Do-Check and the Key Factors of Successful Implementation At “Harvesting Gifts for the Church of Camden” on September 18, Larry Farmer’s presentation explained the plan-do-check process and laid out the key factors for successful implementation of the Pastoral Priorities. His PowerPoint presentation is available by clicking here: [rokdownload menuitem=”61″ downloaditem=”77″ direct_download=”true”]Harvesting Gifts for the Church
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Unsure About How To Get Started? Is your Parish Pastoral Council formed and functioning but you are looking for some direction? Would you like them to engage in a conversation that may provide your council with some pre-planning insights?
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Resources for Compassionate Outreach Crisis Pregnancy Challenge: An unplanned pregnancy…It may be a chance encounter or someone has singled you out seeking advice or direction, with the devastating news, of an unplanned pregnancy. You may be uncomfortable or consider yourself ill-equipped to respond to such a request. A Tool from Catholic Charities: Parishes may contact
