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How to Land a Catholic Job
Dec 8th
There is no secret that more and more people are in need of extra cash. With a decrease in demand from employers, jobs are competitive. Steep competitive calls for job applicants to set themselves apart from the crowd.
Catholic organization are not known for their salaries; however the mission of the job often times grants extraordinary satisfaction (i.e. Graces). When the mission of the Church is evangelization, those carrying out the mission are on an adventure.
Every phone call placed, copy made, lesson taught, or event planned participates in the new evangelization, Missio ad Gentes, to proclaim Christ to all peoples.
The Five Qualities Parishes are Looking For
1. Formation – The Church needs prayerful people who know themselves, educated in the faith (not an interpretation), committed to Christ and His Church, and can smile. Yes smiling is important!
2. Team Player – The Mystical Body of Christ has many parts. Working for the Church requires you to work with many different people, follow and lead, and charitably take feedback while also giving it.
3. Passion for Souls – Zeal for saving souls drives every action of the day. This passion fuels the fire to carry out the mission of the Church.
4. Creative – Money does not determine success. Many times parishes will have tight budgets. In those times it becomes necessary to think outside the norms to complete task, objectives, and goals.
5. Knowledgeable – Demonstrate to the parish your knowledge in technology, education, business, etc, because parishes are looking for those who can carry on the mission of Christ. The Church has a long history of education and values a person’s intellect.
Always pray and ask the Lord for guidance. I would suggest saying in your interview (only if it is true) if hired you would pray throughout the day asking the Lord for help.
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Loading ...Three Steps to Easy Catholic Youth Ministry
Dec 1st
Food
All regular Sunday meetings should have food. I always get pizza and drinks. If its a special event I buy cookies or other foods to go with the event. If I am just meeting some teens for an extra night during the week I do not have food.
When the teens are socializing and eating that is when you walk around and hand out prayer cards, miraculous medals, and talk to them one on one.
Fun
I have fun that when youth group is fun it opens up their hearts for Christ. As St. Ignatius said, “Go in through their door and leave through Christ.” Youth group should be a place for the youth to make friends, enjoy themselves at Church, and the fun should help keep them coming back.
Here are a list of my staple games that I use on a regular basis
- Wiffel Ball
- Frisbee
- Shurades
- Pictionary
- Who’s line is it anyway
- Egg Toss or anything to do with eggs
- Two-legged races
- Scavenger hunts (use digital cameras)
- Indoor soccer and basketball
- Dodgeball
- Dance Competition to a popular song
- Psychologist
**These games will be referenced later in the plans.
Faith
The faith aspect is like getting a shot of heavy immunization really fast. Since you probably only have 5-15 minutes with a large group of teens in the course of the night it is best to go deep with the material you cover. This is not school, but a relational ministry. The topics that have gone over the best with my youth are the Eucharist, Mary, and the Saints.
I have found short commercials are easy to prepare and simple to digest for the youth. However, there are times when longer presentations are necessary and work well.
Non-Catholics
In my youth groups in the past we have attracted many teens who are not Catholic, but want to become Catholic. This is a great opportunity to bring people into the faith and it requires a solid plan. Prepare yourself for an RCIA program for teens. Chances are that if you send them to the regular RCIA program they might just leave because they feel uncomfortable or a little scared. This is why Faith is such an important element to the youth group because young people will be Catholic and know Jesus.
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Nov 23rd
The richness and depth of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s liturgies have touched hearts and changed lives. now you can bring that same worship experience to your parish with Canticle: The Franciscan University Song Book, used daily on campus.
- Accompaniment to Franciscan University’s parish hymnal
- Includes a melody line and guitar chords
- Includes numerous indexes and guitar chord charts
- Bound in one five-ring binder for the ease of page turning and to maintain page integrity
- Includes a half inch binder for easy transport of selected song
- I just purchased this myself and can’t believe what an incredible resource this for my home parish. I have heard the same thing from many other parishes, too. Here is the link to purchase
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