Spiritual Life: Family Form

Completed during the Activation Phase using all Parish discussion input. Use this as a checklist for major topics to be discussed and documented.

  1. Retreats
    • Goal: Identity, schedule, communicate, and support Family-wide retreats, days of reflection, etc., including current, improved and new opportunities
    • Consult with those responsible for organizing retreats, days of reflection, etc.
    • Create a list and calendar of new retreat experiences that should become part of the Family Action Plan to attract new people to the Church
    • Include in the plan how these events will be communicated to the entire Family community
  2. Devotions
    • Goal: Identity, schedule, communicate, and support Family-wide devotions, including current, improved and new opportunities
    • Consult with those responsible for organizing devotions
    • Create a comprehensive list and calendar of the devotions that will be a part of the Family Action Plan to attract new people to the Church
    • Include in the plan how these devotion events will be communicated to the entire Family community
  3. Life in the Eucharist (LITE)
    • Familiarize yourself with the Life in the Eucharist Initiative and how it could benefit the spirituality of your Family of Parishes
    • Establish a sub-committee (5-7 people) to begin planning for the implementation of the initiative in the Family
    • Immutable Initiative: Plan to implement the Life in the Eucharist Program collaborating with the Renewal Office, for your Family.
      • Complete the training on LITE using the videos available under the Training & Resources module in this app
  4. Create other opportunities to complement the spiritual environment within your Family of Parishes, such as:
    • Prayer Experiences – what other prayer experiences can be developed or expanded and offered to the entire Family?
    • Support Groups – are there any support groups that should be implemented that are not already in place?
    • Enrichment Events – are there any other events, which could come in a wide variety that should be considered in collaboration with other Pillar Groups?
    • Spiritual Direction – for lay people (individual or group)