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.