From Visitor to Parishioner: Online Registration for Easter
A young family is new in town and they found your Easter Mass times online. When Easter morning comes around, they arrive at your doors and are greeted warmly by your hospitality team. They look around to see the flowers and decorations. They are inspired by the music and dynamic homily. They’re moved by the […]
Learn From Hawaiian Hospitality
On a recent trip to Maui to visit family, I learned a word and fell in love with it! The word is ohana. According to the Urban Dictionary, “Ohana means nobody gets left behind. It can also refer to a close group of friends or class that resemble a family.” I was so happy to […]
3 Lenten Preparation Tips for Church Employees
“Is Stations of the Cross in the bulletin?” “Who submitted the invoice for the parish mission speaker? “The confirmation retreat is the weekend after Ash Wednesday. We can’t order pepperoni pizza for Friday! Change the order!” If these concerns sound familiar to you, you might be a church employee! Lenten considerations look a little different […]
Your Parish Collaboration Needs a Brand
We live in a changing religious landscape. Areas that once featured a Catholic Church on every block now find themselves unable to support the infrastructure while suburban parishes boom and expand. New immigrant arrivals mean ethnically and linguistically diverse parishes. Newly ordained priests don’t always replace the numbers who retire. In many dioceses, this means […]
New Year, New Dreams
I am so happy for 2018. I love fresh starts! My calendar is new — no crossed-out appointments, no rescheduled meetings — just fresh new days and empty pages ready to be filled. I spent an afternoon getting my new planner all set for the year, adding meetings and things I knew were coming up. […]
4 Tips to Prepare Your Catholic Parish for Advent
It may not be Thanksgiving yet, but if your parish has not begun Advent preparation, you might not be ready for the season of readiness!
Vibrant Witness: Living the Gift of Hospitality
Where do we learn what it means to live and to love? Jane Angha shares how her mother’s example gave her values for a lifetime: the gift of hospitality.
Hospitality is Communications at Your Catholic Church
When we think about communications, we might think about tools. Here’s a real communications test: how welcoming is your parish?
What a Pumpkin Patch Teaches Us About Parish Hospitality
With autumn traditions in full-swing, Jane Angha shares how a trip to the pumpkin patch can teach us something about fall hospitality in our parishes.
Five Ways to Pray the Rosary Better
During this Month of the Rosary, here are five ways to renew devotion to this traditional Catholic prayer in your own life and in the life of your parish.
Why Charism Awareness Matters
In our parish communities, we ask people to give of themselves more and more. We use St. Paul’s image of the Body of Christ to illustrate how we all play a part in God’s Kingdom, each with a unique charim. We express that the need is great and that the only way for us to […]
Growing in Generous Hospitality
This fall, Ministry Blueprint’s Jane Angha invites you to consider: how can our hospitality be more generous? And with whom do you share it?