Best Practices

Best Practices on this page include practical programs that have been successful in at least one parish, and that could potentially be implemented in other parishes. Browse for the latest Best Practices below or search across the multiple areas of parish life.

Increase Efficiency without Losing Personal Touch

Jul 14, 2008: Progressive dinner allows priest to reach out in a personal way to multiple families in just one night.

Parish: Mary Queen Of Peace, Rogers, MN, Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
Categories: Family, Outreach

Weblog Keeps Choir on Same Page

Jun 16, 2008: Weblogs, YouTube Feeds, and Musicasacra.org links help make an interactive blogspot that brings a parish music program into the information age.

Parish: Sts.Boniface and Mary Churches, Piqua, OH, Archdiocese of Cinncinati; http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/
Category: Sacraments

Bolstering Eucharistic Adoration

Jun 9, 2008: Parish team finds creative ways to boost perpetual adoration.

Parish: St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Naperville, Illinois, Diocese of Joliet

Prayer-Blanket Ministry Unites Parishioners with the Sick

Jun 2, 2008: Parishioners find joy in giving prayers and comfort to those in need.

Parish: St Matthew's Parish, Jacksonville, FL 32210, Diocese of St Augustine
Category: Outreach

Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles

May 19, 2008: This exhibition presents 126 Eucharistic Miracles through photographs and historical descriptions. Throughout the ages, the Church has recognized these miracles from various countries as testimony to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Parish: St. Felix Catholic Church, Wabasha, MN 55981, Diocese of Winona

Promoting Vocations from the Inside Out

May 12, 2008: Vocation Basket turns families into active vocation promoters

Parish: St. Augustine, Howell, MI, Diocese of Lansing

Mass Moment Enriches Understanding

Apr 21, 2008: The Mass explained one day at a time...

Parish: St Agatha, Portland, OR, Archdiocese of Portland

Seminar-in-a-Box on the Sacrament of Marriage

Apr 14, 2008: One-day, high quality, motivational, proven marriage seminar starts new marriages out on the right foot and refreshes more experienced married couples.

Parish: St Alphonsus, Chicago, IL, Archdiocese of Chicago

Coffee, Cocoa and Questions

Mar 10, 2008: Informal Q&A with the pastor draws a crowd three weeks in a row.

Parish: Immaculate Conception, Nashua, NH, Diocese of Manchester

A Volunteer Group for Every Parishioner

Mar 3, 2008: A time-tested way to ensure volunteers and to involve otherwise passive parishioners in parish life.

Parish: St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Michael, Minnesota, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
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