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Needs and talents assessment.
Education in the parish.
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Groups, organizations and programs that contribute to parish life.
Parish growth.
Volume I - 1987
In June, as the public school year and the regularly scheduled church school program draw to a close, pastors and church leaders are rightfully concerned with the drop in church attendance and church interest in…
Volume I - 1987
Today, one of the most common ways for making contacts outside the work place is the social gathering. Almost everyone enjoys some form of after-work or weekend social life. So it follows that one of our greatest…
Volume I - 1986
Additional Resources: Parish Profile Worksheet, Ministry: An Explanation
Strive to excel in building up the Church.” (I Cor. 14:12b) With these words, St. Paul underlined two profound thoughts. First, the Church is…
Volume I - 1986
Another system used to match parishioners’ talents with the work that needs to be done in the parish is shown in the Stewardship Sign-Up Program used in the smaller parish of St. Gregory’s, Wappinger Falls, N.Y., Fr.…
Volume I - 1986
At the 8th All-American Council, the delegates passed a resolution submitted by the Lay Ministries Task Force on Ministry to Persons Who Are Sick and Disabled.
It reads as follows:
In cooperation with the Decade of…
Volume I - 1986
St. Alexander Volunteer Effort Service - Helping Parishioners in Need
Church Growth has been the focus of attention in our parish since the Seventh All-American Council. Our Women’s Association saw an opportunity…
Volume I - 1985
Photographs are an important part of our efforts to publicize what parishes are doing. Here are some suggestions for using them to their best advantage.
WHAT KIND OF FILM? (Use standard size prints.)
1st preference:…
Volume I - 1985
[Updated, Department of Christian Service, 2015]
I. IntroductionAll Orthodox agree that people with special needs should have the opportunity to be full members of the Church, for we believe it is the way to…
Volume I - 1985
One way parishes, youth groups, and other church organizations have traditionally heightened their understanding and experience of the Church is by sponsoring an evening or day-long retreat.
For some, planning a…
Volume I - 1984
Have you considered helping to produce your parish publications as a ministry? It is! But too often this area of the work of the Church is overlooked. Why? Possibly it has simply been lost in the shuffle. Or maybe no…