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Discussion Guide for Local Gatherings
This guide is intended to help a small group leader direct the discussion on a designated topic. The leader should be sure that these ground rules are understood: Each participant should have a chance to speak No one should be forced to speak Confidentiality should...
Templates for Types of Gatherings
Template I: Series of GatheringsTemplate II: Multi-topic Gathering Template I: Series of Gatherings This template is for use of a gathering that plans to hold a series of meetings, or for identifying a specific topic, one for each of the scheduled meetings. Welcome...
Publicize your event
(Hint: Either copy and paste the text below into your document or e-mail this article to yourself.) Catholics and Former Catholics Welcomed ___________________________ (Name of person or group) is hosting a meeting inviting Catholics and former Catholics from our...
Sample Letter to Bishop or Pastor
(Hint: Either copy and paste the text below into your document or e-mail this article to yourself.) Name of Bishop, Pastor, Parish priest, Deacon, Parish leader Address City, State, Zip Re: Meetings to be called in our community Dear Name: Pope Francis has encouraged...
Sample Invitation to come to a meeting
(Hint: Either copy and paste the text below into your document or e-mail this article to yourself.) Will Church leaders ever hear us? Not if we don’t speak up Pope Francis has called upon us as laity to make some noise! He wants us to let our pastors and bishops know...
Type and Frequency of Gathering
There are several approaches that you can use. Find the model that works best in your circumstances. Of course, make any adaptations that suit you. Option 1 - a series of gatherings. Begin with a gathering of lay people where concerns and ideas are freely shared. ...
Need, Vision, and Goals
The Need: In keeping with Pope Francis’s emphasis on the role and importance of lay Catholics, we recognize the need for the People of God to claim their voices in shaping the Church. As Canon Law and Vatican Council II teach, Catholics have not only the right but...
Pope Francis: Year four begins
Pope Francis is now in the fourth year of his pontificate. And in this relatively brief period of time one could say he's worked nothing short of a minor miracle in the way he's restored hope and enthusiasm among so many people in the church and beyond. This has been...
Let us remember the Golden Rule
“Let us remember the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Mt 7:12). This Rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same...
Getting Started
Call on a friend or another member of your group, have coffee, and get him or her on board to help you organize. Discuss how you envision the Need, the Vision, and the Goals within your local community. Determine the model of gathering that best suits your local...
Making it easy to do
To help support your local gathering, CCRI offers you some tools that you may find helpful. Use whatever works for you... or create your own to fit your local circumstances. Getting Started (includes Need, Vision, and Goals; includes Model for Gatherings) Demographic...
Does the Church meet your needs?
Pope Francis is leading change in the Church and is calling us to do the same. What changes do you call for? What can we do together to bring about change? Pope Francis has made it clear. He does not want to be a monarchical leader handing down orders from the top. He...
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