TEN THINGS THE SERVICE COMMISSION CHAIR CAN DO
"WE HAVE A VOICE - LET IT BE HEARD"
1. PROMOTE NCCW - Celebrate Council Sunday. Have a reception after Mass, invite guests from other parishes, diocesan organizations or honor a member for outstanding service to Council. Send pictures with story to NCCW and area papers. 2. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM PORNOGRAPHY - The 7 STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM PORNOGRAPHY can be printed from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas link http://www.archkck.org/myhouse (under Leadership Resources). Morality in Media link http://pornharms.com/ is another great source for information on the dangers of pornography.
3. TAKE ACTION - Visit the USCCB website http://usccb.org/ for information for the Religious Freedom activities and prayers.
4. SUPPORT MARRIAGE - Check out the great resources on the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM) website http://nacflm.org/ and/or subscribe to the USCCB Marriage Unique for a Reason Newsletter http://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org/ for resources and prayers.
5. FEED THE HUNGRY - Research your local communities for Catholic Charities, Churches, food panties, soup kitchens and other organizations that feed the hungry. Grow extra garden produce and donate to the organizations that provide meals for the less fortunate.
6. VISIT THE VETERANS, ELDERLY AND SHUT-INS - Get involved with the NCCW Respite Program, take small gifts to the residents in the nursing homes and shut-ins, send cards, and pray for them.
7. START A NCCW BOOK CLUB - Invite all women of your community to attend using local and diocesan advertising. Have information available from the Catholic Woman magazine and the NCCW Connect.
8. EDUCATE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND POVERTY - NCCW partners with Cross Catholic Outreach on the following projects: Marie Louise Bayle Center, St. Jean, Evangeliste in Haiti and Esperanza de Vida in Guatemala. For additional information check out Cross Catholic Outreach at http://www.crosscatholic.org/nccw
9. INFORM - Promote support for the NCCW/CRS Partnership projects. In light of the natural and human made disasters that have made so many women and children refugees, perhaps you can plan a special promotion for the Refugee Women Emergency Fund.
10. PRAY - Order the CRS Prayer Without Borders on line at http://www.crsprayer.org/use.htm for ideas and examples that reflect different culture. Invite members to sign up to lead opening/closing prayer at meetings.
Judy Brose, NCCW Service Commission 2014 and
Susan Harting, NCCW International Concerns Commission Chair 2005-2007
Updated: May 2014
"WE HAVE A VOICE - LET IT BE HEARD"
1. PROMOTE NCCW - Celebrate Council Sunday. Have a reception after Mass, invite guests from other parishes, diocesan organizations or honor a member for outstanding service to Council. Send pictures with story to NCCW and area papers. 2. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM PORNOGRAPHY - The 7 STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM PORNOGRAPHY can be printed from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas link http://www.archkck.org/myhouse (under Leadership Resources). Morality in Media link http://pornharms.com/ is another great source for information on the dangers of pornography.
3. TAKE ACTION - Visit the USCCB website http://usccb.org/ for information for the Religious Freedom activities and prayers.
4. SUPPORT MARRIAGE - Check out the great resources on the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM) website http://nacflm.org/ and/or subscribe to the USCCB Marriage Unique for a Reason Newsletter http://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org/ for resources and prayers.
5. FEED THE HUNGRY - Research your local communities for Catholic Charities, Churches, food panties, soup kitchens and other organizations that feed the hungry. Grow extra garden produce and donate to the organizations that provide meals for the less fortunate.
6. VISIT THE VETERANS, ELDERLY AND SHUT-INS - Get involved with the NCCW Respite Program, take small gifts to the residents in the nursing homes and shut-ins, send cards, and pray for them.
7. START A NCCW BOOK CLUB - Invite all women of your community to attend using local and diocesan advertising. Have information available from the Catholic Woman magazine and the NCCW Connect.
8. EDUCATE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND POVERTY - NCCW partners with Cross Catholic Outreach on the following projects: Marie Louise Bayle Center, St. Jean, Evangeliste in Haiti and Esperanza de Vida in Guatemala. For additional information check out Cross Catholic Outreach at http://www.crosscatholic.org/nccw
9. INFORM - Promote support for the NCCW/CRS Partnership projects. In light of the natural and human made disasters that have made so many women and children refugees, perhaps you can plan a special promotion for the Refugee Women Emergency Fund.
10. PRAY - Order the CRS Prayer Without Borders on line at http://www.crsprayer.org/use.htm for ideas and examples that reflect different culture. Invite members to sign up to lead opening/closing prayer at meetings.
Judy Brose, NCCW Service Commission 2014 and
Susan Harting, NCCW International Concerns Commission Chair 2005-2007
Updated: May 2014
