What Can I Do To Embrace Dramatic Missionary Growth?
You can embrace Dramatic Missionary Growth on Long Island and beyond and be a part of our One Family in Mission.
Complete only two actions under each Pillar: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service, and you will receive a badge for each pillar you complete. Once you complete two actions in all 4 pillars, (and you give us permission) your name will be added to our ONE FAMILY IN MISSION steward scroll and you will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Thank you for keeping Stewardship alive in your home, parish and our diocese.
Click on a link below to get started.
Pillar of Hospitality
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Wear a smile as you enter Church
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Periodically sit in a different pew and introduce yourself
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Warmly greet others at Mass
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Be patient in the church parking lot when you enter and exit
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If you belong to a ministry, invite someone new to a meeting
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Compliment the lector at your Mass
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Thank the hosts of a parish event
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Thank a greeter and an usher for their service
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Express gratitude to those around you
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Invite a neighbor in for dinner or dessert
Pillar of Prayer
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Add a weekday Mass to your schedule
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Add an additional 5 minutes to personal prayer each day
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Offer a special devotion, such as a daily decade of the rosary during the month of May
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Attend an Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
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Consider joining a prayer group
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Parish based prayer group
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Learn a new prayer
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Practice different types of prayer: Lectio Divina
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Lectio: read a passage of Scripture
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Meditatio: reflect on its meaning and meditate
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Oratio: pray
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Contemplatio: contemplate
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St. Ignatian Daily Examen: The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and discern His direction for us.
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Become aware of God’s presence
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Review the day with gratitude
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Pay attention to your emotions
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Choose one feature of the day and pray from it
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Look toward tomorrow
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Imagery Prayer: When we open our imaginations, we can enter into a story from scripture and experience it through our imaginations, feelings, actions, thoughts and insights. Guided imagery as a form of prayer can open us to new understandings about certain life events, our feelings or behaviors, even our deepest selves. It is a way to integrate scripture with our everyday existence.
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Heart to Heart conversation with God
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Start a prayer chain
Pillar of Formation
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Attend a parish adult formation class
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Check out a neighboring parish’s offering
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Consider becoming a catechist or be a part of RCIA
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Read Scripture
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Seek spiritual direction
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Attend a retreat, evening or day of recollection
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View a FORMED video
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Read about some extraordinary Catholic men and women and Catholic saints
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Watch Catholic Faith Network
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Follow Bishop Barres on Twitter
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Engage with others on the Stewardship Facebook page
Pillar of Service
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Put your Faith-in-Action and join a parish ministry
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Donate to your parish’s food pantry
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Organize a food drive
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Check in with a neighbor who may be homebound
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Drive an elderly person to church, doctor’s appointment or grocery shopping
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Volunteer for one of Catholic Charities programs
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Volunteer for a parish event
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Plan a family service project
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Donate to the Catholic Ministries Appeal or another charity that serves others
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Provide technology assistance to parish staff or help others in your parish with signing up for automated giving
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Show kindness to someone going through a difficult time
