Best Practices : Sacraments


Traveling Music Ministry Renews Parishes & Families

Holy Family Apostolate Gives Christ through Song, Stories, and Personal Testimonies

Parish: St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Portland, Oregon, Portland
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Outreach, Sacraments, Youth

Crossing the Language Divide

A practical, simple way to be able to give homilies in languages besides your mother tongue.

Parish: Our Lady of Peace, North Augusta, Charleston, SC
Categories: Outreach, Sacraments

Hassle-free Pilgrimages for Parishes

Unitours pilgrimages bolster parishioners' faith without overloading pastors' schedules.

Parish: Holy Cross, Flatbush, NY, Diocese of Brooklyn
Categories: Administration and Finance, Faith Formation, Family, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Sacraments, Youth

"Welcome Back!"

Ministry Transforms Inactive Catholics into Active Apostles.

Parish: Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Indialantic, Florida, Diocese of Orlando
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Sacraments

Teaching Teens the Catholic View of Sex

A new book brings together effective methods for teaching the Theology of the Body to teens in a variety of settings.

Parish: St. Patrick's Church, Belvidere, NJ, Diocese of Metuchen
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth

Successfully Launching Perpetual Adoration

Going from no adoration to a full schedule of perpetual adoration in just one month -- and sustaining it for years.

Parish: St. Paschal Baylon, Thousand Oaks, CA, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Categories: Sacraments, Vocation Promotion

Mission Is Possible

A summer Youth for the Third Millennium (YTM) mission "jump started" a parish's Holy Week mission, resulting in eight new families joining the parish and five new students enrolling in the parish school.

Parish: St. Stanislaus Kostka, Chicago, IL, Archdiocese of Chicago
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Outreach, Sacraments, Youth

Knights Energize Youth & Churn Out Vocations

Following St. Maximilian Kolbe's motto, "To win all souls for God, and as soon as possible," the "Youth Knights of the Immaculata" have helped our youth group give the Church 25 vocations in 13 years.

Parish: St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Lafayette, Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Sacraments, Vocation Promotion, Youth

All Night Vigil Is Hidden Source of Spiritual Vitality

Young people and Catholics of all ages flock to this All Night Vigil for prayer, confession, and fellowship.

Parish: Our Lady of Peace, New York, New York
Categories: Faith Formation, Outreach, Sacraments, Youth

"CRHP" Boosts Adult Parish Participation

An easy to implement retreat program has brought personal and parish-wide renewal at over 800 parishes throughout the United States and Italy.

Parish: St. Peter Chanel, Atlanta, Archdiocese of Atlanta
Categories: Faith Formation, Family, Sacraments