Stewardship Ideas for the Catholic Ministries Appeal

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Diocese of Rochester New York
Stewardship Ideas for the Catholic Ministries
Appeal
Stewardship Ideas for the Catholic Ministries
Appeal
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Three Cliffhangers
1. St. Sylvesters never came close to the goal
until
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Three Cliffhangers
2. Maria Regina was exempt for three years during
a capital campaign and then
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Three Cliffhangers
3. St. Gerard never reached its goal in twenty
years until
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Until

• St. Sylvester reached goal in two weekends!
• Maria Regina exceeded its goal in one weekend
• St. Gerard pledged in the top five of its
  vicariate.

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Heres I. What they did II. How they did
it and III. Why it worked
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• What they did rely
  on the power of ritualacting out the scriptural
  event in the present
• Symbols are actions not objects

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1. Scriptural Inspiration
The First Diocesan Annual Appeal ?!
They used to lay their gifts at the feet of the
apostles.
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2. Liturgical Context Lent

• Prayer The Little Black Book Prayer
  Clock, etc.

• Fasting Fast and Abstinence rules Simple
  Meal Recipes, etc.

• Almsgiving Diocesan Gift levels

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3. Practical Preparation 3 Weekends before Lent
3 weeks before
2 weeks before
1 week before
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Three-fold Pledge
Fasting Money Saved-People Helped
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4. Active Participation People act-out Scripture
The assembly comes forward and places their
Lenten Pledges in a basket, and receive a gift..
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5. Three Week Follow-up in lobby and by letter
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I. What they did II. How they did it and III.
Why it worked
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II. How they did it the nuts and bolts
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Master Plan
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Theme Symbol
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Lenten Brochure
Suggestions for Prayer Fasting Almsgiving
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Witness Talk Outline
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I. What they did II. How they did it and III.
Why it worked
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III. Why it worked. Research on spiritual health
by The Gallup Organization Faith
Practice Division
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Growing old is natural (no skill or knowledge
needed) (a failing crop, a failing appeal, a
failing church)
Growing up is spiritual (skill and knowledge
needed) (A rich harvest, a renewed appeal, a
growing church)
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Natural vs. Spiritual?
Leap of Faith

• Not just
• doin what comes naturly
• Same-old, same old
• Been there, done that
• Weve always done it that way

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In the Parable of the Sower, the visible outcomes
of our disciples response are measured
30, 60 100 fold

in relation to
Good soil, shallow soil, .trampled
soil.
the unseen causes of our disciples response.
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We measure the visible outcomes of our
disciples response

• Registration

• Giving

• Attendance

• Serving

in relation to
Engaged Parishioners
measuring the unseen causes of our disciples
response.
Not Engaged Parishioners
Actively Disengaged Parishioners
Gallup ME25
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Connectedness Ideation Learner Self
Assurance Responsibility Maximizer Includer Commun
ication Woo Strategic Input Positivity Futuristic
Individualization Activator Arranger Belief Empath
y Command Intellection Relator Achiever Adaptabili
ty Deliberative Focus Context Restorative Analytic
al Developer Consistency Harmony Significance Comp
etition Discipline
Disciples respond
to Gods Gifts
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Measuring Spiritual Health Diocese of Saginaw
Little Books series With a personal member
engagement survey in each one
If you cant measure it, you cant manage it.
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Gallup Faith Practice Research
Spiritual Health is driven by Member Engagement,
in four phases.
4. How can we grow? (measuring faith growth-
personal and parish) 3. Do I belong? (Personal
recognition, group identity) 2. What do I give?
(challenge on prayer time, talent sharing,
financial donation) 1. What do I get? (a nail, a
pin, a great feeling,)
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Stewardship Ideas for the Catholic Ministries
Appeal