Parish
Reflection Day
At our January/February Parish Leadership Team Training Sessions, each
parish spent time brainstorming about their Parish Reflection Day. Each parish wrote down notes from the
brainstorming session on large poster-size paper and these notes were posted at
the training sessions. Below you will
find a typed version of each parish’s notes.
These notes are categorized by location and date of Parish Leadership
Team Training Session and by individual parish within each date.
St.
John Fisher, Portland
January 13, 2001
Queen of Peace, North
Portland
April 21st
Half-day 9:00 – 12:00 (lunch at 12) potluck? Soup and bread, potluck dessert?
Agenda:
Childcare services
Facilitators need to be trained 10 – 30 persons
Entertainment
Half-day
Sunday, May 20
Invitation to participation.
What gifts do you have to offer?
Letter of invitation
Saturday afternoon followed by Mass
May 5th? // May 12th?
1:00 - 4:30 p.m. followed by dinner
St. Matthew, Hillsboro
Date: 3, June, Pentecost
Time: 1-5 – Day of reflection
Party / Fiesta
Reflection / Reflexion
Mass / Misa
5:30 – Bi-lingual mass
Musica, Comida, fellowship, reunion
Saturday April 28
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Mass 4:00 to 5:00) coffee, cookies
Followed by dinner/party hors d’oeuvres
Location
Childcare – place, people – ent.
Food
Parish council Eucharistic ministers
Hospital ministers
Musicians
Readers
Food kitchen
Donut/coffee
Finance council
Parish staff (Joan)
Scripture study
Welcoming committee
Ushers
5 to 15 percent of total registered parishioners
500 total registered parishioners
25 – 75 people
3 – 9 leaders/small groups
Our parish family
Pictures of groups with names (who we are)
Goal board
May 19 / In the parish Center
· Start with ice breaker
· Blessing, welcome
· Potluck lunch
· Overview
· Break
· Small groups’ reflection
· Special project (art) could be at the beginning
· Group recorders give summary reports
· Comments for Pastor, et. al.
· Evaluation
· Go to Mass together
Make something that people can take away with them - ART - maybe 2 or 3.
Childcare; beverages
Ice breakers (before lunch)
Invitations to:
Use Disciples in Mission for return address!
Please call if unable to come
Give invitations to a representative from parish
organizations to hand out by hand to ensure they are opened.
games
lots of children
Eucharistic ministers
Lectors
Festives
Invites “How I would invite my friend to PRD” (gift)
June 2, 2001
9:00 to 4:00 p.m. (confession 4:00--5:00)
Full Day
Celebrate multi-lingual Mass at 5:00 p.m. (youth servers)
Half-day
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Catered lunch
Festive:
· Music from different ethnic groups, wear ethnic costumes
Groups:
Gospel choir
Folk choir
Vietnamese choir
Vietnamese mothers
Vietnamese elders
Vietnamese community
Rosary group (English/Vietnamese)
Ladies of Peter Claver
Bible study
Youth ministries (English/Vietnamese)
St. Vincent de Paul
RCIA
African-American Catholic Community
El Shaddai
Marist group
IH Parish (English speakers)
Sierra Leon group
Eritrean group
Parish staff
Pastoral council
Administrative council
Altar servers
Lectors
Eucharistic ministers
Ushers
Renovation committee
Gumbo Dinner planning committee
Single parents
St. Anthony, Forest Grove
Need:
May 19th? - From 1:00 to 5:00 followed by Mass and potluck
snacks during event
Nursery care required—structured—maybe include activities related to Lenten Family guide
Fun part: charades, youth skit—ask Kathy Yee. How do we want to be part of the parish?
a. Multi-cultural foods, songs.
b. Invite all parish members
c. Large Hispanic group in our parish boundaries
d. Get list of all members in parish organization and personally invite all to attend DIM. Go directly to their meetings, etc.
e. Draw from Hispanic community. Invite R.H. (outreach min.)
St. Vincent de Paul
Youth group
Bible Study group
RCIA
Altar Society
Father Forbes
Outreach ministries
Men’s club
·
Invitations should have
a personal, handwritten look, with attractive graphics.
· Need to have this whole affair emphasized from the pulpit on Sundays.
· Develop a catchy direct mail piece for the invitation.
· Get seniors involved and school upfront.
May, Saturday p.m., Mass //// Sunday afternoon, potluck
Children – safe place, organized, games
Group leaders – invite their people
Cultural talents
Display/sampling/parade of various parish groups and ethnic groups
Outside facility?
Half-day format
Following Parish Reflection
o Mass (5:30 p.m.)
o Dinner-parish social
Potential conflicts to deal with:
Family activities
· Sports
· Work
Pastor’s schedule
· Confessions
· Weddings
· Funerals
Childcare
Bulletin announcements/invitation/newsletter
Emphasize group sharing and activities
Explain outcomes and value of sharing at Parish Reflection Day
Saturday, April 21, 2001
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Reflection
5:00 p.m. Mass (Half-day)
Potluck after 5:00 p.m. Mass
or Sunday, April 22, 2001
10:30 a.m. Mass
Lunch and Reflection
How will we take Lenten program throughout the rest of the year?
Insert (color paper) in Sunday Bulletin 4-5 week prior
Soup or lasagna
Salad or desert
Small group leader will invite and get accurate count
*Alternate date: Saturday, April 28
June 2
9:00 –1:00
Finish with Big Comida
Kids activities, childcare
May 6, 2001 / / / Half-day—coffee and donuts, potluck lunch
Personal family invitation
Bulletin announcements
Flyers
Catered dinner
Flowers
Committees:
1. Flowers
2. Coordinate potluck
3. Clean-up
4. Set-up
Invitations: April 23rd – RSVP – p g. 99
1. Potluck
2. Dinner
Group leaders
Include non-parishioners
106 families
Need moderators for groups of six
Kevin – Youth
Time Commitment: half-day
Festivities: 12:30 to 1:30, potluck lunch (follows 11 a.m. Mass and finishes in time for 5:30 p.m. Mass) / 1:30 to 5 p.m. Meeting
Place: School gym
Rent round tables/chairs
Invitations: written with follow-up phone calls by facilitators
Bulletin, pulpit announcements
Date: April 29 (alternate: May 20)
January 20, 2001
Schedule of Events
3 Goals – 45 Min. each Agenda
Local Talents at Breaks with evangelization theme songs
Skits with evangelization themes /teens
Child Care
Holy Redeemer, North Bend
May 19th
Group Reflection May 20th
1. Live Faith Fully
a. Each Table festive relating to Goal’s
b. Facilitator stay at each table
2. Share it Freely
3. Transform Community and World for Christ
Show and Tell Each
Show
and tell groups to have their table out (Like a craft fair)
How
disciples in Mission has helped each show and tell groups.
1. Catholic Daughters – All reflect on their Mission
goals and how to implement
2. Youth – All reflect on their Mission goals and how to
implement
3. Knights of Columbus – All reflect on their Mission
goals and how to implement
4. Alter Society – All reflect on their Mission goals and
how to implement
5. Commissions
6. Parish Staff
7. Family/Kids
Pictures of Family
Photographic Record Small
Groups and Reflection Day
Sunday 20th – His Majesty Musicians!!! All Masses and Concert at 2:00 pm
St. Mary of the Dunes, Florence
Half day
1. Morning after mass – weekday
2. Saturday afternoon – before mass
3. Saturday
4. Sunday – afternoon/evening/noon?
5. Not Father’s Day, 4/21, 4/22; or Mother’s Day, 5/13
Dessert Buffet
1. Tables of flowers
St. Monica, Coos Bay
1. Half Day
2. Sunday: 1:30-5:30 (happy hour followed by dinner)
3. May 6, 2001 (after Hispanic mass, if no Cinco de Mayo)
4. Families, especially kids, invited
5. Decorate, use balloons, etc.
6. Contact Alder Smokehouse to cater dinner (the aroma
will attract)
Flier / activity
ideas: (festive, fun)
1. Bingo
2. Cash drawings
3. Karaoke Bar
4. Roller blading
5. Door prizes
6. Twister board games
7. Cakewalk
St. Therese, January 20,
2001
Sacred Heart Parish, SE Portland
April 28th --- Half day
- fun, fruitful, fantastic, food
- Date Set: April 28, 2001
- Time: 1-5:15 (movies, popcorn, activities for provided childcare)
- Mass and facilitator appreciation at 5:30 mass
1. Follow mass with soup supper
- Training session and lunch starts at 11:30 (for facilitators)
- Training material and presentation provided in letter to facilitators prior to April 28th
- Fun things to do:
1. Multi-cultural music
2. Decorations
3. Ice-breakers (related to Disciples in Mission)
- How to handle multi-cultural aspect?
- Plan evaluation meeting shortly after reflection day
- Collection to support reflection day
St. Stephen, SE Portland
Half-day / Saturday pm / Followed by mass and potluck (multi-cultural)
Entertainment
Children’s choir / Dancing / ETHNIC
Mail special invitations to all parishioners, parish groups
St. John the Apostle, Oregon City
June 3, Pentecost – after last mass on Sunday – 11:30-4, Lunch @ noon
Lunch – paper plates, pizza (delivered), pop
Theme: Birthday Party – receive gifts …Holy Spirit
Incorporate parish needs assessment- same day (parish profile)
Provide childcare / children’s activities – in gym
- Childcare needs: list ages
Intention RSVP card (p.99) / Distribute them through:
- R.E.
- School
- Pews
- Ministry leaders
- Bulletin insert
- Bulletin boards
- Posters
- Flyers on cars in parking lot
- Advertisement
- Prayer
11:30 – 11:45 Registration
11:45 – 12:00 Opening prayer / Welcome
Half-day--Saturday 8:30 – 12:30 MPC/PSC decorate!!
Prayer service/Process from Church
Welcome—Pastor and team leader
Review 1st year experience (general), small group
Discuss handouts
Form Discussion Groups
Share findings
Music?!
(involve youth? HOW?)
Coming Attractions—2nd year
Hymn with sacred movement
St. John Baptist, Milwaukie
- “Kick off” mass: Half day or evening (once)
- Saturday evening mass & session / 11:00 Sunday mass & session
- Build up one weekend …encourage and motivate
- Following weekend – have reflection day
- Several reflection moments
- Child care available
- Snacks and caffeine
- Change name of event, i.e. – day = moment
o Reflection, not just prayer
o Photography – disposable camera
o Fun and games
o Music (multicultural)
o Espresso bar
o Idea box through Pentecost
o Use parish center
o More than one session (2, 3, etc.)
o Entertainment / Food
o Check available weekends
o Evaluation sheet available for those who can not attend reflection
St. Peter, SE Portland
Date: Reflection date – date to be determined (Sunday afternoon 3:00pm, parish center)
Total attending: 200
A dinner (bilingual) hosted by the parish team leaders will be held before Ash Wednesday, inviting all that will be participating in the Disciples in Mission program; thus on Reflection Day – it will be Potluck – thus tying all together.
St. Francis of Assisi, SE Portland
Date: May 20, 2001 (2/3 day)
Tentative schedule:
- Homily will be reflection by parish on Goal 1
- Reflection on Goals I, II & III will be in dining hall
- Music will be part of day
- Lunch will be served
- End at 3:30
Tasks yet to do:
- Get facilitators
- Publicize the day
- Integrate dining hall activity & schedule with reflection day
St. Rose of Lima, NE Portland
1. Full day model – Saturday, 4/21 / 9am-4pm
· Let people know that coming for a.m. alone is better than not coming at all
· Babysitting by school/ youth group – infants, toddlers, elementary
· Door prizes
· RC Challenge demo at lunch
· Committees:
o Food
o Decorating
o Prizes
o Setup (forms, paper, nametags, etc.)
Invitations – RSVP (collected at mass?)
· Mail to each home
· Needs catchy name
Other Ways to participate:
- Summary and Comment sheet for those who can’t attend
a. Scheduling conflicts
b. Shut-ins
Sunday after morning mass
Lunch (BBQ or catered)
1-5 pm (1/2 day)
Reserve hall or classroom
Decide a date (April or May)
Optional: dinner @ restaurant, tba..
Questions:
- Involve teen group?
- Childcare?
- Spanish interpreters?
- $$ Budget?
- Snacks?
-
Visual items – historical pictures?
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Aloha
1. Schedule: ½ day
a. 11-12 potluck
b. 12-4 reflection day schedule
c. 4- ? Reconciliation / Benediction
2. Festive
a. Potluck – no host beverages
b. CD’s, lunch break
c. Anglo / Hispanic / Vietnamese Choirs – one long at break
d. Photos
3. Who to invite
a. Anglo / Hispanic / Vietnamese Pastoral Councils
b. K or C Youth groups, prayer groups, marriage encounter
c. Anglo / Hispanic / Vietnamese choirs
Our Lady of Sorrows, SE Portland
May 20th, ½ day, Saturday /// 9:00am – 1:00pm
- 9-11 Work
- 11-12 lunch, Prizes, Fun!
- 12-1 Wrap up – closing comments
Fun – Music & silly door prizes
Nametags
Invite: how?
- Phone calls
- Give out a balloon as they leave church – info printed on it
St. Charles, NE Portland
12, May, 2001
Half Day Reflection : Goals I, II, III
- Begin at 1:00 – prayer and song
- Goal I: team act out goal
1. Table reflections: one way you lived faith, one way you’d like to
- Prayer and Song
- Goal II:
1. Table reflections
- Prayer and Song
- Goal III:
1. Table reflections
Holy Family, SE Portland
April 21st / Half Day
· 8:30-9:00 Gathering / refreshments
· 9:00 welcome / prayer
· 9:15 Overview and Intro to “Go and Make Disciples”
· 9:45 Small groups (facilitator / recorder training session, T-W Easter week)
· 10:30 Break
· 10:45 Large group – Summary reports
· 11:45 Comments from Fr. Bob
· 12:00 Recap
· 12:10 Evaluation forms
· 12:15 Prayer
· 12:30 Lunch / Taco bar
· 1:00 or 5:00? Bury time capsule
Make childcare available
Communication to parish small groups – personal invitations to others
Saturday, May 12th ~ ½ day ~ 1-5pm
- Nametags with coded nametags
- Promotion from pulpit, bulletin, flyers, word of mouth
- Sign up last two weeks of Lent
- Invitation ~ make them personal
St. Ignatius of Loyola, SE Portland
“Parish Food for Thought” Day?
i. Check with parish staff, calendar, pastoral council, re: availability – Sundays
ii. “Low” Sunday (first Sunday post Easter, April 22nd,; or 29th, May 6th or 20th) / check confirmation schedule
i. Parish breakfast
ii. 10:00 liturgy (fusion of all worshipping communities)
iii. Liturgy of the Word – in either school gym or at Loyola (possible reflection circles or self reflection)
iv. Process over to church for Liturgy of Eucharist
v. Then, sending forth – Liturgy of Blessing
vi. 12:00 Snacks in group room (cafeteria/gym)
vii. Childcare to be provided & children’s program
viii. 4:30 dinner / music circles or self reflection)
ix. Process over to church for Liturgy of Eucharist
x. Then, sending forth – Liturgy of Blessing
xi. 12:00 Snacks in group room (cafeteria/gym)
xii. Childcare to be provided & children’s program
xiii.
4:30 dinner / music
SE Asian Vicariate, Portland
All day event (9am – 3pm) Saturday 4/21
- Include breakfast and lunch (potluck? Lunch bag? Leadership provides pizza and drinks? Leadership provides breakfast.
Goals: (purpose) / Contents
1. Discuss how parish organizations can come together and form one unique evangelization program
2. Discuss how to better communicate between existing parish organizations
3. How to use our existing communication tools (radio, bulletins, etc.) to advertise evangelization
4. How to finance for the process
5. How to promote more support / participation from the parishioners
6. Discuss what evangelization is and how/what does it look like
The Madeleine Parish, NE Portland
Madeleine parish hall / May 5th – half day
- 8:30 – 2:00 (8:30-9:00 reg.)
- Child care available (youth)
- 12:45 – 2:00 Lunch / wine tasting
- Face painting, ‘tiger bounce’
- Youth group sponsor?
- Outdoor? Weather?
Meeting specifics
- Facilitator training
- Interface with parish council
- Using group leaders as Facilitators
- Publicize to parish organizations
- Involve D.I.M. in Parish “Master Plan”
- Donation / Collection- get funding and commitment (small donation)
Multnomah County Jail Outreach
1. Identifying ministry areas
2. Identifying unmet needs
3. Identifying way to get the word out
4. Identifying inmates, families, parishes
Inmates----Jail ministry outreach----Home parishes (inmates and volunteers)
HOW TO EVANGELIZE BOTH
Reflection day different
St. Pius X, Portland
Half Day – probably a morning session
- Lunch following
- Maybe start with lunch and follow with Sat. evening mass
Specific day – depends on pastor and associate pastor (We want them there!)
- Get all groups in parish on board to come and not schedule other meetings that day
- Protect that day
Make a truly prayerful and spiritual event
- Possibly Benediction of Blessed Sacrament
Need and fun element built into meal
-
Could have breads from various cultures
St. Anthony, Tigard
Half day – around Pentecost, June 2nd?
Multicultural potluck (snacks and main dishes)
Info printed in different languages
Invite everyone:
1. Parish mission
2. Follow-up from pastor, few weeks before
3. Personal invitations!!!!
Start with 5:00pm mass, Saturday night, or end with mass
2-5 (snacks) Session I
5-6 Mass (multilingual) choose one session, all come to
6-9 (dinner) Session II mass
Organize activities for children
Childcare? Provided for small ones
- Half day for discussion / feedback
- Full day leadership summary (open invite)
1. Hospitality – food/drink
2. Special Liturgy
3. Pastor presentation
4. Small group discussion (to noon)
5. Open invite for lunch
6. PM – Summary / Reports session (Leadership team, facilitators, and open invite)
Church of the Resurrection, Tualatin
Half Day 8:00-8:30 Registration
Small group discussion
9:00 3 Goals
Prioritize top 3 needs
12:00 Large group
SnowCarding – bringing together 3 goals
Dot voting – most important issues, what you’ll commit your time to.
12:30 Lunch
i. Balloons
ii. Food – pizza, sub sandwiches, Mexican, (fun food with music)
iii. Music
i. Announcements (school and church)
ii. Bulletin/inserts
iii. Posters in back of church
iv. Personally contact
v. Specific group leaders (School, SVDP….)
St.
Mary, Eugene
January
27, 2001
St. Elizabeth, Aloha / St. Alice, Springfield / Immaculate Conception, Stayton
Change the Name: Not “Reflection”, But:
· Action day
· Sharing day
· Gathering…evangelizing…disciples
How to be festive:
· Music – use the resources in our parish, if possible
· Food – lunch, dinner, coffee bar desserts
· Games... getting to know each other “ice breakers”, “family”, orientation
· Child care/activities
· Youth participation… input…ideas… enthusiasm…skits… music
· Environment/decoration… where is it being held (location) i.e. Neutral location, conducive to “sharing”, openness
Invitation:
· Personal invitation if at all possible
· Mailing to all parish members
· Bulletin announcement
· Invite those who didn’t participate
· Have a sign-up sheet
· Be sure and get youth invited
2:00-5:30pm Sunday
Invitation
· Invite parish leadership early
· Invite specific people from different groups personally i.e. Young people, seniors, singles, single parents, ethnic groups
· Invite Small Group Leaders (Faith-Sharing) and their members to attend day
· Issue invitations after Mass to each household
· Word the invitations about revitalizing and bring back (renew) parish life
Develop
· Develop a list of facilitators to be trained
Parish Center
· Provide food…Potluck? …Dessert? … Involve A.S. Ladies? … 1 to cook main dish?
Invite people to Perform
· Sing
· Skit
· Testimony
· Door Prize
Half Day – May 5th
· Presently half day – check with Father
· Possibly 2 half day sessions
· Small Group Facilitators – talk it up
· RCIA Sponsors invite candidates
· Hispanic Entertainment – band (combine their music and ours)
· Work around Eugene entertainment (Cinco de Mayo)
· Is it possible to Change date?
· Include 8:00am mass, coffee and goodies after, then session 9:00 to 3:00
· Focus – small groups (6-10) sign up cards for Reflection Day
· Sign up Cards during Mass? Frank – talk to small groups
· Provide another time for reflection – perhaps evening?
· Supplemental questionnaire on people who cannot make it
· Free Food- more will come?
· Multicultural Potluck (Hispanic, Asian, and Caucasian)
· Leadership Team needs to do deep planning
Our Lady of Perpetual Help , Albany
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – May 5th reflection day
Festivities include:
· Lunch and breakfast goodies
· Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with our Hispanic Community
Cultural food goodies (i.e. tamales, enchiladas)
Piñata at 2:00pm
Introduction:
· Morning Prayer – “Our Lady of Guadalupe”
Group Work:
· Three goals
Lunch:
· Eat
· Dance
· Celebrate
Summary
· Father’s input
Piñata!!!
· Cinco de Mayo
April 29 - Sunday
9:30-11:30 – Followed by Brunch (11:20-Noon)
Invitations:
· Send to Adults, Children and Youth
· Include topics to think about (something for Kids)
· Have invitations specially designed
Food:
· International Dishes
· Reflecting Parishes
· National Heritages
Sunday 1:00 – 5:00
Begin with Multi-Cultural Pot Luck at Community Center Near Church
· Round Tables
· Ample Room
· Microphone
· Egg Timer
Group Structure:
· Insure Diversity
· Share Recipes
· Chance Seating
Childcare Consideration (Create their own vision of Discipleship/share with adults)
· Pre – School
· Early Elementary
· Middle School
End Socially – Ice Cream
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM – May 12
Hospitality:
· Gourmet Coffee Bar
· Continental Breakfast
Morning Prayer: The tradition prayer at St. Jude
Morning Session: Per Model
Lunch: Bottomless Salad Bowl and breads (low prep so ladies can participate in sessions)
Afternoon Session: Per model
Ministry Fair: 30 minute walk around to check out and sign up for participation in parish and out reach ministries
Closing - Awards, give-aways, recognition, closing prayer
Half Day = four hours
Theme = …….
Goal #1: Enthusiasm for their Faith
“FUN”….food…..games
Goal #2: Being “INVITED”
Goal#3: Live the GOSPEL
· Disciples in Mission banner – creative bulletin board
· Communication
· Role play – kids and adults
· Phone tree
·
Bulletin / calendars – keep reminding
May 5, 2001
10am – 5pm; 5:30 mass (mass of the Holy Spirit)
How Will We Invite People?
Who To Invite?
How Will We Make It Fun?
What Are We Going To Do?
Especially invite:
o Young families
o Seniors
o Youth – high school / college
o Parish staff
o Organizations
Our Lady of Victory,
Seaside, January 27, 2001
Our Lady of Victory, Seaside
St. Mary Star of the Sea, Astoria
Half-day, Sunday afternoon
- Singing
- Dancing
- Communal meal
- Theme: fishers of men
- Bulletin, flyers, invitations
- Childcare: Balloons, Games, Treasure hunt
- Send notices to each of the organizations
Nativity of the BVM / St. John the Baptist – Rainier, Clatskanie
· Personal invitations – More communication to parishioners about program
· Bulletin announcements...Countdown to reflection day
· Sunday – after 11am mass, April 22
· Potluck
· Decorations – signs in parish hall reflecting goals
· Music
Sacred Heart, Tillamook
May 19, 2001 – All day
Activities: Topics (as we follow the
manual)
Food: drinks (no alcohol) Typical
foods
Babysitting: activities for the
children
-Listen
-Reflect
-Share
Sunday evening, Saturday evening, starting after 1:00pm mass?
Pizza Party, Music
All Souls, Myrtle Creek and Holy Family Mission, Glendale
Full day, begin with mass, then go to reflection day activities
INVITE:
- Mission
- Seniors (arrange transportation to get people to reflection day, including present volunteer drivers)
- Teens
- Families
- Singles
- Divorced
- Catholics that come to mass but don’t participate in communion or other activities
- Non-practicing
Sacred Heart, Medford
Invitation
- Bright colored flyer (bulletin insert)
- Door prize/ raffle
- At mass – Father invite signup for attendance, small group leaders
- Importance
- Sign-ups – meal tickets
Day //May 6th (conflict with Cinco de Mayo)
- Be sure invitations go sooner for planning
- Phone contact to remind people to come
- Book hall for afternoon and evening (1:00pm- ?)
Theme: celebrate (balloons)
Entertain
- Ballet folklorico (sp?) (child participates, family comes)
- Entertainment subcommittee needed (festivities, finale)
- Festive decorations
Program (3 hour commitment without entertainment)
- ½ day approach to get higher attendance
- Schedule around mass
- Don’t start with food (if it starts early, how to deal with potluck food?)
- Groups breakout Goals 1,2,3
- ½ hour break (translators could get information)
- Begin with welcoming prayer
- Subcommittee to determine childcare needs etc.
- Cancel 11:30, 1:15 mass? Bilingual mass at noon to kick-off the afternoon?
- No CCD – each class do presentation to parents (final day of religious ed. May 6)
- Catholic daughters or K of C cooking meal
- Finger foods, munchies
St. Patrick’s of the Forest, Cave Junction
1. Combine, after, to one
2. ¾ of a day - ask teens to “start-the-day-off”
a. Dunk the priest
b. Dunk the cop
3. Combined mass
4. After mass a potluck meal
a. Socialize
b. Discuss
5. Include bilingual at St. Francis
6. Communication
a. Newspaper
b. Pulpit announcement
c. Individual, “one-on-one”, personal contact
d. Bulletin announcement
e. Children’s attention (activities, sitting…)
f. Explanation as to what reflection day is about
7. Each small group to provide 1 or 2 “facilitators”
8. “Ethnic” food for potluck
9. Meeting “facilitation” commitment to be assisted by D. in M. “team”.
10. Senior involvement
11. A little bit of “parish pastor involvement”
12. Liturgical director involvement
13. Mass focused on “Evangelization”, “Good News!”
14. Consider reflection day “kick off” at Saturday am Mass
15. Work out Schedule details
a. Get pastor’s ideas on scheduling
St. Joseph’s, Salem,
February 10, 2001
(Missing St. Edward, Lebanon; St. Jude, and St. Paul, Eugene)
Date: Week after Easter?
Time: Saturday, before 5:30 evening mass?
Meal: yes
Schedule -
Start:
2:00 - (gather, prayer)
2:30 - begin
2:30-5:15 - (follow schedule on page 92, ½ day)
5:30- Mass
6:30- Potluck
7:00 - Finish
7:30- Celebrate
8:30- Prayer and “rap”
Activities/ Ideas
- prioritize goals after listing
9/10am – 2pm Saturday
9-10am social hour with coffee donut
10:00- Welcome and opening prayer, song
10:20- Overview
10:50- 5 minute break
10:55- small groups, 45 minutes, by language of choice
Noon- lunch, 45 minutes
12:45- re-gather, re-group, re-pray; group recorders give report
1:45- comments from Pastor, 15 minutes, include closing prayer, evaluation
2pm- adjourn: evaluation by team, adoration, rosary
Brainstorm:
St. Vincent De Paul, Salem
Saturday, 21 April, 2001
-Breakfast @ 8:30, meet from 9-noon
Education commission to host/lead coordination
Goals
Immaculate
Conception, Stayton
Name: “Parish
Listening Day” – for advertising (planning the three year parish program)
- revisit original notes of listening day, make original goals come
alive
Saturday, April 28, Regis High School
IDEAS:
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Cinco de Mayo
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Piñatas, etc.
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Kid’s entertainment
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La Esperanza
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Subway / Pizza
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Invite sharing of traditions
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Potluck—ethnic foods
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Parish picnic activities (volleyball, etc.)
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Homecoming week activities
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Each group nominate “unsung hero”
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Roman Catholic challenge
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Parent / teen “newlywed game”
St. Joseph’s, Salem
Day: Saturday, May 19
Start: 8:30 am – ½ hour welcome / praise & worship, food
- music from three different communities
- new springtime theme
- close with multicultural mass together at 4:30 pm
- each group make their own banner
- banner for procession, decorations, made by children of St. Joseph’s parish
- Form subcommittees – music /food / childcare / parking / hospitality / communication
St. Mary – Mt. Angel
April 21 – Parish Reflection Day
St. Luke, Woodburn
Tasks
St. Mary’s, Corvallis
Disciples in Mission Team brings goals of DM Reflection Day to Parish council and their established 20 years plan. It is our hope that the Evangelization focus will enhance the 20 year plan
Reflection Day
St. James, McMinnville
Important Points
Fellowship (sweet)
Music (lively!)
Food (good)
Games (fun!)
Prayer (welcome the Spirit)
Recognition (affirming)
Prizes (encouraging)
Bilingual (celebrate diversity)
“Come and see what we’ve done – be a part of where we’re going”
Who: all parishioners invited
1. small group leader function – week #3 inspire them to inspire group members
2. prayer emphasized as common denominator during Lent
3. Follow the Book
1.
game show theme
2.
family activity show and tell (also small groups)
3.
award ceremony “people’s choice”
St. Philip, Dallas
- Half Day (day to be determined)
- Food- continental breakfast – scones...
- Festive – music, icebreakers, church update (list of church activities, i.e. expansion, tele. Slides)
- Balloons, flowers
- Name tags – make your own
- Offer day care
- Interest groups
- Participation:
1. Adm. Council / Social concerns
2. Small groups
3. Senior card group
4. Knights / Inquiry
5. Altar society / pastoral
6. Choirs / master plaster taskforce
7. Care ministry
8. Tele-angels
Invitations:
1. Letters
2. Phone calls
3. Itemiser (local newspaper)
4. Internet- emails
5. Bulletin
6. Homilies
7. Flyers? Posters/Banners (flying)
8. Youth group? Each small group?
9. Questions in advance in the bulletin
LUNCH-
Closing prayer
BE CREATIVE!!
R:PLTTraining—Winter
2001:Parish Reflection Day Notes